--- title: "1 Art Doing Quotes By James Acaster" description: "1 Art Doing quotes by James Acaster. Plus more from James Acaster and more Art Doing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/james-acaster-14082_art_i-thought-all-good-art-is-you-doing-exac_1360509.jpg" --- > [I thought all good art is you doing exactly what you want to see. I didn't realise that's not even what I really like about art. Bands I liked weren't doing just what they want to do: they were finding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/i-thought-all-good-art-is-you-doing-exactly-what-you-want-to-see-i/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/james-acaster-14082_art_i-thought-all-good-art-is-you-doing-exac_1360509.jpg) ## More by James Acaster > [Until you get left for Mr. Bean, you don't realise how frequently he pops up. There's a shop two streets from my house that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/until-you-get-left-for-mr-bean-you-don-t-realise-how-frequently-he/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [I left school and didn't go to university to be in a band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/i-left-school-and-didn-t-go-to-university-to-be-in-a-band/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [Ross Noble at the Leicester De Montfort Hall on his Randomist tour - it's the only time I've hurt from laughing at a standup…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/ross-noble-at-the-leicester-de-montfort-hall-on-his-randomist-tour-it/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [Because such a massive part of stand-up is trying and failing first, I'm not putting as much pressure on. Just going out and doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/because-such-a-massive-part-of-stand-up-is-trying-and-failing-first-i/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [Everyone was wearing jeans, so I started wearing slacks. I'd walk on, and people would laugh before I got to the mic because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/everyone-was-wearing-jeans-so-i-started-wearing-slacks-i-d-walk-on/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [I'd say I get heckled quite a lot because I look quite like an easy target. If you're an alpha-male and you think you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/i-d-say-i-get-heckled-quite-a-lot-because-i-look-quite-like-an-easy/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [I'd decided to write about stuff that I would like to hear standup about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/i-d-decided-to-write-about-stuff-that-i-would-like-to-hear-standup/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [The Rock was one of my favourite comedy characters growing up, and I still think he is. Mainly because he took himself so seriously…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/the-rock-was-one-of-my-favourite-comedy-characters-growing-up-and-i/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [I'm not a big depressive, but I have my moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/i-m-not-a-big-depressive-but-i-have-my-moments/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [I think I can draw both a mainstream audience and an alternative audience to my shows. I also have the ability to disappoint both.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/i-think-i-can-draw-both-a-mainstream-audience-and-an-alternative/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [And that, ladies and gentlemen, sums up the Fringe. Spend a year spitting your guts out writing a show, and people forget your name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/and-that-ladies-and-gentlemen-sums-up-the-fringe-spend-a-year/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [I really love standup, and I really love writing standup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/i-really-love-standup-and-i-really-love-writing-standup/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [My mum is very funny when she wants to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/my-mum-is-very-funny-when-she-wants-to-be/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [The comic I can now never enjoy again is Bill Cosby. He was truly one of the first comedians I got into.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/the-comic-i-can-now-never-enjoy-again-is-bill-cosby-he-was-truly-one/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) > [I remember being four or five, not understanding how to be funny, so just going around the house and my mum and dad's friends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-acaster/i-remember-being-four-or-five-not-understanding-how-to-be-funny-so/) [James Acaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-acaster/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art-doing/james-acaster/#itemlist", "name": "1 Art Doing Quotes By James Acaster", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I thought all good art is you doing exactly what you want to see. 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