Kafka (1991)

Alec Guinness: The Chief Clerk

Quotes 

• Chief Clerk : Oh, I know you were friendly with that poor fellow, what was his name -

  Franz Kafka : Raban... Eduard Raban.

  Chief Clerk : Yes, yes, Raban. But he was too like you. Even more like you, perhaps, than you are yourself.

• Chief Clerk : Kafka... I understand you fancy yourself as a writer.

  Franz Kafka : [shrugs]  In a small way.

  Chief Clerk : You should find a more... athletic hobby. Put some color in your cheeks.