Arthur Smith Quotes

Arthur Smith
English Comedian
Born: Nov 27, 1954
Before Comedy Me Time World You
Related authors: Benny Hill James Acaster Jimmy Carr Julian Clary Les Dawson Norman Wisdom Rowan Atkinson Russell Brand
Sky and clouds and trees and little figures relaxing in the perfect rural rhythm of their surroundings: these are the staples of a Gainsborough landscape. Arthur Smith
Clouds Sky Trees Relaxing Rural Perfect Surroundings Rhythm Little Landscape Figures
The pun exists in a social and political void, caring nothing for the issues of its day, content merely to display itself in its small cleverness. Arthur Smith
Day Political Nothing Pun Caring Small Void Merely Cleverness Content Issues Exists Itself Social Display
An uninspiring canvas becomes a glamorous masterpiece when it is reattributed to a better-known artist. Arthur Smith
Glamorous Masterpiece Becomes Artist Canvas Uninspiring
After you've read a novel, you only retain a vague memory of its contents. You remember the atmosphere, the odd image or phrase or vivid cameo. Arthur Smith
You Memory Remember Phrase Atmosphere Vivid Only Retain Read Contents Odd Cameo After Novel Image Vague
Travel books are, by and large, boring. They lodge uncomfortably between fact, fiction and autobiography. Arthur Smith
Travel Books Lodge Boring Fact Between Autobiography Fiction Large
When I was eight or nine, I wrote a new version of 'Peter Pan' for the school play. They didn't use it - I imagine it was unperformable - but as recompense for not doing my script, I was offered any role, and instinctively went for Captain Hook. I came on trying to be terrifying, but everyone laughed at me. Arthur Smith
Me School Nine Everyone Hook Laughed Recompense Instinctively School Play New Wrote Terrifying Doing Came Version Offered Role Trying Any Eight Script Use Captain Peter Peter Pan Play Pan Imagine
Because comedy is cheap to put on: if you've got a play or an opera, there's a whole load of people and a set, but comedy is just one man or woman. And because TV has learned to love comics - there's so many more around now than when I started out. Arthur Smith
Love You Man Woman People Comedy Out TV One-Man More Cheap Put Opera Learned Because Around Got Comics Than Just Just One To Love Many Whole Now Play Started Load Set
The Romantic poets were the prototype ramblers, and I've often found myself following in their footsteps - although perhaps not all of their footsteps since a typical walk for Samuel T. Coleridge might last two days and cover 145km. Arthur Smith
Myself Walk Typical Following Poets Since Days Footsteps Perhaps Although Prototype Cover Were Often Romantic Samuel Might Found Last Two
I abhor nothing more than bumping into someone I know on the Tube. Arthur Smith
Nothing Abhor Someone More Know Than Tube
The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in the afternoon, eat a light supper - perhaps Welsh rarebit - and then arrive early to do some stretching exercises in the foyer before curtain-up. Arthur Smith
Best Light Reading Before Stretching Way Bit Out Best Way Eat Some Shakespearean Supper Perhaps Exercises Welsh Arrive Tragedy Up Afternoon Then Prepare Early Night
Reading the play at home, however fulfilling, can never be the vivacious experience that Shakespeare intended. Arthur Smith
Home Experience Reading Shakespeare Never However Intended Fulfilling Play
Obviously I am not bothered about men's fashion - is anyone, apart from Jonathan Ross? Arthur Smith
Fashion Men About Bothered Jonathan Obviously Am Anyone Apart
The outfits come and go but there is a constant that I like about the catwalk model: the snotty expression. Arthur Smith
Constant Outfits About Come Like Come And Go Go Model Expression
It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket. Arthur Smith
Man Age Seen Beyond Leather Julie Jacket Certain Should Certain Age Who
The Bible has no doubt had much influence in its time, but it provides very few laughs. None, in fact. Arthur Smith
Time Bible Few Doubt Laughs No Doubt Fact Had None Provides Very Influence In Fact Much
Comedy ages quicker than tragedy, to the extent that we can't know if the 10 commandments may originally have been 10 hilarious one-liners. Arthur Smith
Comedy Hilarious One-Liners Know Been Commandments Tragedy Quicker Than May Ages Originally Extent
A savage review is much more entertaining for the reader than an admiring one; the little misanthrope in each of us relishes the rubbishing of someone else. Arthur Smith
Savage Else Entertaining Admiring Someone More Reader Review Than Little Us Much Each
About every four years, someone says to me, 'I've got a friend who looks exactly like you.' What can you say to this? Arthur Smith
Me You Every Say Says Exactly About Someone Like Looks Got Years Friend Who Four
It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance. Arthur Smith
You People Gauge About Someone Perceptions More Because Famous Interesting Your Appearance Compared Lets
Listening to Chris Moyles on Radio 1 is the most miserable thing any human being can do, but attending awards ceremonies isn't far behind. Arthur Smith
Human Being Listening Miserable Attending Most Any Behind Human Being Far Ceremonies Radio Awards Chris Thing
Theatricals can be irritating, but will provide a better night out than mobile phone salespeople. Arthur Smith
Phone Better Will Out Provide Mobile Salespeople Than Irritating Night
When they meet a stand-up comic, people sometimes remark: 'That must be the hardest job in the world.' Among comedians, only Freddie Starr is not embarrassed and slightly appalled by this remark. Arthur Smith
People World Sometimes Job Meet Slightly Embarrassed Must Only Remark Comedians Comic Stand-Up Comic Appalled Among Hardest
Sometimes it's good to do something that you've never done before, so yesterday, I went out to buy Elton John's new album. Arthur Smith
Buy Good You Sometimes Before Yesterday Elton Out John Something Never New Done Album
Sometimes it's bad to do something you've never done before. Arthur Smith
You Sometimes Before Bad Something Never Done
The history of the relationship between comedy and swimming is short indeed. Of course it is always funny when someone falls into water, but that's about it. Arthur Smith
Funny Relationship History Water Comedy Swimming Indeed About Someone Between Course Always Falls Short The History Of
Acting in a stage play is like working the evening shift in an office. Arthur Smith
Stage Like Shift Office Stage Play Working Acting Evening Play
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