Arthur Smith

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

#each #else #entertaining #little #more

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

#every #exactly #four #friend #got

Acting in a stage play is like working the evening shift in an office. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#evening #like #office #play #shift

Acting is the most demanding, painful job in the world. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#demanding #job #most #painful #world

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

#atmosphere #cameo #contents #image #memory

An uninspiring canvas becomes a glamorous masterpiece when it is reattributed to a better-known artist. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#becomes #canvas #glamorous #masterpiece #uninspiring

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

#been #comedy #commandments #extent #hilarious

Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.' ↗

— Arthur Smith

#backwards #better #book #delusions #excellent

Every generation of children has its private hero. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#every #generation #hero #private

A female friend who caught me watching Fashion TV reckons its audience is largely made up of slobbering men who are just taking a break from the appalling Men & Motors channel. I don't agree. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#amp #appalling #audience #break #caught