“I find it hilarious that there are academics who try to analyse chemical changes in the brains of students while exposing them to gags.” TryingBrainStudentsChemicalsExposingGags Author:Arthur Smith
“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.” YearsStrongCrimeYears AgoDetailsPunishmentPanicRecallsParanoiaCrime And Punishment Author:Arthur Smith
“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.” PlayFallHalfSixBrokeNosesDoughAvocados Author:Arthur Smith
“I'm an armchair kind of guy, especially when it's raining, which it always is and always will be.” KindGuyRainArmchairs Author:Arthur Smith
“I like doing things I haven't learnt about yet. I've always been interested in art, and I love doing art.” Art Author:Arthur Smith
“If you want to write something of length, however modern and radical, you must live the life of an elderly gentleman of the 1950s.” IfsWantWritingModernRadicalLive LifeGentlemanLengthElderly Author:Arthur Smith
“The reporter is the daily prisoner of clocked facts. On all working days, he is expected to do his best in one swift swipe at each story.” FactsStoriesExpectedPrisonerReporters Author:Jim Bishop
“It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance.” PeopleInterestingPerceptionAppearanceGauges Author:Arthur Smith
“It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.” MenShouldAgeCertainJacketsLeatherLeather Jackets Author:Arthur Smith
“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.” IfsKnowsAwardsWorth ItGigsNot Worth It Author:Arthur Smith