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> [I have a suspicion that a lot of artists are trying to get a laugh but, unlike stand-ups, they don't get an immediate response from their audience; a laugh is a rare thing in a gallery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/i-have-a-suspicion-that-a-lot-of-artists-are-trying-to-get-a-laugh/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

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## More by Arthur Smith

> [Acting in a stage play is like working the evening shift in an office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/acting-in-a-stage-play-is-like-working-the-evening-shift-in-an-office/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/i-read-crime-and-punishment-years-ago-and-don-t-recall-the-details-of/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [I've noticed that my resolutions involve me not doing stuff that I wasn't going to do anyway so here's something more positive. I'm going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/i-ve-noticed-that-my-resolutions-involve-me-not-doing-stuff-that-i/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [A female friend who caught me watching Fashion TV reckons its audience is largely made up of slobbering men who are just taking a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/a-female-friend-who-caught-me-watching-fashion-tv-reckons-its/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [The moon puts on an elegant show, different every time in shape, colour and nuance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/the-moon-puts-on-an-elegant-show-different-every-time-in-shape-colour/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [The Romantic poets were the prototype ramblers, and I've often found myself following in their footsteps - although perhaps not all of their footsteps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/the-romantic-poets-were-the-prototype-ramblers-and-i-ve-often-found/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/ninety-eight-per-cent-of-laughter-is-nothing-to-do-with-jokes-which/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/sometimes-it-s-good-to-do-something-that-you-ve-never-done-before-so/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [I find it hilarious that there are academics who try to analyse chemical changes in the brains of students while exposing them to gags.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/i-find-it-hilarious-that-there-are-academics-who-try-to-analyse/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [Sometimes it's bad to do something you've never done before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/sometimes-it-s-bad-to-do-something-you-ve-never-done-before/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/my-sister-in-law-believes-that-few-narratives-are-so-tightly/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [The pun exists in a social and political void, caring nothing for the issues of its day, content merely to display itself in its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/the-pun-exists-in-a-social-and-political-void-caring-nothing-for-the/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [I abhor nothing more than bumping into someone I know on the Tube.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/i-abhor-nothing-more-than-bumping-into-someone-i-know-on-the-tube/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [Only the pun remains. The pun, beloved of Shakespeare, children and tabloid headline-writers, is normally eschewed in the modern, sophisticated circles in which I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/only-the-pun-remains-the-pun-beloved-of-shakespeare-children-and/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

> [An uninspiring canvas becomes a glamorous masterpiece when it is reattributed to a better-known artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/an-uninspiring-canvas-becomes-a-glamorous-masterpiece-when-it-is/)

[Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/)

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