Arthur Smith quotes
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“I'm an armchair kind of guy, especially when it's raining, which it always is and always will be.”
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“The real change that paintings undergo is in the perceptions of the viewer.”
-- Arthur SmithSource : "Old masters and new friends" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. January 16, 2003.
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“I see my large nose, like half an avocado. I broke it falling downstairs when I was six, and it now resembles a large blob of play-dough.”
-- Arthur SmithSource : "Arthur Smith: What I see in the mirror" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. August 21, 2009.
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“Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.'”
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“If you want to write something of length, however modern and radical, you must live the life of an elderly gentleman of the 1950s.”
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“It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance.”
-- Arthur SmithSource : "Carry on gurning" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 11, 2002.
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“It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.”
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“It's worth turning up to an awards gig if you know you've won one but, since you never do know, it's not worth it.”
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“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.”
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“My sister-in-law believes that few narratives are so tightly constructed that you can't skip boring bits and still keep abreast of what's going on.”
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“Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world.”
-- Arthur SmithSource : "Culture" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. October 17, 2001.
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“The outfits come and go but there is a constant that I like about the catwalk model: the snotty expression.”
-- Arthur SmithSource : "Haute couture for the couch potato" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. September 19, 2002.
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“The moon puts on an elegant show, different every time in shape, colour and nuance.”
-- Arthur SmithSource : "Sun days" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 18, 2002.
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“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 SmithSource : "Carry on gurning" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 11, 2002.
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“Acting is the most demanding, painful job in the world.”
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“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 SmithSource : "Arthur Smith" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. April 3, 2002.
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“An uninspiring canvas becomes a glamorous masterpiece when it is reattributed to a better-known artist.”
-- Arthur SmithSource : "Old masters and new friends" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. January 16, 2003.
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“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 SmithSource : "And the lion shall lie down with the lame" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2002.
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“Every generation of children has its private hero.”
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“I abhor nothing more than bumping into someone I know on the Tube.”
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“I am 54 and age is slowly writing itself on my face.”
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“I find it hilarious that there are academics who try to analyse chemical changes in the brains of students while exposing them to gags.”
-- Arthur SmithSource : "Culture" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. October 17, 2001.
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“I read 'Crime and Punishment' years ago and don't recall the details of it, but I do retain a strong sense of the creeping paranoia and panic.”
-- Arthur SmithSource : "Culture" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. April 3, 2002.
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“Acting in a stage play is like working the evening shift in an office.”
-- Arthur SmithSource : "The agony of acting" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. June 6, 2001.
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