Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith
eyebrows
My eyebrows could do with a trim.
interesting people perception
It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance.
age may comedy
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.
knows tubes
I abhor nothing more than bumping into someone I know on the Tube.
believe sister-in-law narrative
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.
funny laughter eight
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.
years four looks
About every four years, someone says to me, 'I've got a friend who looks exactly like you.' What can you say to this?
jobs acting world
Acting is the most demanding, painful job in the world.
memories atmosphere vivid
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.
artist canvas glamorous
An uninspiring canvas becomes a glamorous masterpiece when it is reattributed to a better-known artist.
writing age faces
I am 54 and age is slowly writing itself on my face.
brain trying students
I find it hilarious that there are academics who try to analyse chemical changes in the brains of students while exposing them to gags.
strong years punishment
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.
fall play half
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.