I like doing things I haven't learnt about yet. I've always been interested in art, and I love doing art. Arthur Smith More Quotes by Arthur Smith More Quotes From Arthur Smith If you want to be happy for a short time, get drunk happy for a long time, fall in love; happy forever, take up gardening. Arthur Smith falling-in-love garden long I'm an armchair kind of guy, especially when it's raining, which it always is and always will be. Arthur Smith guy kind rain Reading the play at home, however fulfilling, can never be the vivacious experience that Shakespeare intended. Arthur Smith reading play home Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.' Arthur Smith tuscany excellent book 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. Arthur Smith noses play fall If you want to write something of length, however modern and radical, you must live the life of an elderly gentleman of the 1950s. Arthur Smith elderly live-life writing It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance. Arthur Smith perception people interesting It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket. Arthur Smith leather-jackets age men 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 worth it. Arthur Smith not-worth-it gigs awards 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. Arthur Smith punishment strong years I find it hilarious that there are academics who try to analyse chemical changes in the brains of students while exposing them to gags. Arthur Smith students brain trying I am 54 and age is slowly writing itself on my face. Arthur Smith age faces writing Obviously I am not bothered about men's fashion - is anyone, apart from Jonathan Ross? Arthur Smith bothered fashion men Acting is the most demanding, painful job in the world. Arthur Smith acting jobs 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 phrases memories An uninspiring canvas becomes a glamorous masterpiece when it is reattributed to a better-known artist. Arthur Smith canvas glamorous artist 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 comedy tragedy may Every generation of children has its private hero. Arthur Smith generations hero children I abhor nothing more than bumping into someone I know on the Tube. Arthur Smith tubes knows The moon puts on an elegant show, different every time in shape, colour and nuance. Arthur Smith shapes different moon
