Arthur Smith

Obviously I am not bothered about men's fashion - is anyone, apart from Jonathan Ross? ↗

— Arthur Smith

#am #anyone #apart #bothered #fashion

Occasionally I find a travel book that is both illuminating and entertaining, where vivid writing and research replace self-indulgence and sloppy prose. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#both #entertaining #find #i #illuminating

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 move. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#children #circles #i #modern #move

Reading the play at home, however fulfilling, can never be the vivacious experience that Shakespeare intended. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#fulfilling #home #however #intended #never

Sky and clouds and trees and little figures relaxing in the perfect rural rhythm of their surroundings: these are the staples of a Gainsborough landscape. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#figures #landscape #little #perfect #relaxing

Someone once described me as the Zelig of comedy, and I think I know what he means. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#described #i #i think #know #me

Sometimes it's bad to do something you've never done before. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#before #done #never #something #sometimes

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. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#before #buy #done #elton #good

The Bible has no doubt had much influence in its time, but it provides very few laughs. None, in fact. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#doubt #fact #few #had #in fact

The book may be garbage, but if it weighs in at a kilo or more, I stand before its author in awe. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#awe #before #book #garbage #i