Global warming, the ongoing destruction of the planet, Third World debt, the uselessness of the railways, the takeover by the corporations, the… — Arthur Smith Bush Copy Share Image
The book may be garbage, but if it weighs in at a kilo or more, I stand before its author in awe. — Arthur Smith Author Copy Share Image
The real change that paintings undergo is in the perceptions of the viewer. — Arthur Smith Change Copy Share Image
If you want to write something of length, however modern and radical, you must live the life of an elderly gentleman of… — Arthur Smith Elderly Copy Share Image
It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket. — Arthur Smith Age Copy Share Image
I like doing things I haven't learnt about yet. I've always been interested in art, and I love doing art. — Arthur Smith Art Copy Share Image
Give me the new thing and give it to me now. I don't want that old thing - I've seen it, heard… — Arthur Smith Bored Copy Share Image
Because comedy is cheap to put on: if you've got a play or an opera, there's a whole load of people and… — Arthur Smith Around Copy Share Image
Theatricals can be irritating, but will provide a better night out than mobile phone salespeople. — Arthur Smith Better Copy Share Image
It is London fashion week, and once again I haven't been invited to any shows. This is upsetting given my well-known love… — Arthur Smith Again Copy Share Image
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… — Arthur Smith Awards Copy Share Image
When synchronised swimming first appeared on TV, we laughed very heartily, and I, for one, applauded the decision to introduce humour into… — Arthur Smith Appeared Copy Share Image
Listening to Chris Moyles on Radio 1 is the most miserable thing any human being can do, but attending awards ceremonies isn't… — Arthur Smith Attending Copy Share Image
A savage review is much more entertaining for the reader than an admiring one; the little misanthrope in each of us relishes… — Arthur Smith Admiring Copy Share Image
When they meet a stand-up comic, people sometimes remark: 'That must be the hardest job in the world.' Among comedians, only Freddie… — Arthur Smith Among Copy Share Image
When I was eight or nine, I wrote a new version of 'Peter Pan' for the school play. They didn't use it… — Arthur Smith Any Copy Share Image
I myself am pathetically impressed when I meet writers of very long novels. How can they spend so many hundreds of hours… — Arthur Smith Am Copy Share Image
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 Age Copy Share Image
The outfits come and go but there is a constant that I like about the catwalk model: the snotty expression. — Arthur Smith Catwalk Copy Share Image
I've been trekking the hills and lanes of the British countryside for nearly four decades now and I've come to associate my… — Arthur Smith Associate Copy Share Image
