Arthur Smith Quotes

When I was eight or nine, I wrote a new version of 'Peter Pan' for the school play. They didn't use it - I imagine it was unperformable - but as recompense for not doing my script, I was offered any role, and instinctively went for Captain Hook. I came on trying to be terrifying, but everyone laughed at me.

Arthur Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: comedian
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 27, 1954

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I think that's what's so great about 'Jessica James' is you get to sit back and take a moment and realize that this person is black. And some days, this character wakes up and feels black, and some days, she doesn't. That is, for me, a fully black experience.

Jessica Williams

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The Old Vic is a beautiful theater to work in. It's quite a large house, but it has a feeling of intimacy.

Jennifer Ehle

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I have gained a lot of confidence in my process of making films. It does't mean I'll make a successful film or even a good film, but I know how to make my film.

Jeff Nichols

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Two-thirds or three-quarters of the CEOs in Silicon Valley are from South Asia or from Asia.

Steve Bannon

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I believe that if you can discover something of the truth of a person, then you will start to understand, and to understand is to move towards, if not like, then at least an empathy of some kind.

Rupert Friend

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I won the speech competition in class, and I always say this was my first 'spoken word performance.' It was the first time I got on stage and recited something. I fell in love with the stage at the age of 12.

Rupi Kaur

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Watch the turtle. He only moves forward by sticking his neck out.

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

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'Harry Potter' is very nice because it's very easy to make children happy. All you have to do is have your photograph taken with them.

David Thewlis

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I prefer buying things and figuring out where to put them later than regretting not buying them.

Christian Louboutin

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All the particles that we are made of only account for about four per cent of the cosmic inventory.

Priyamvada Natarajan

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I cannot do a film I don't believe in, however safe it might be.

Shahid Kapoor

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I'm not that good looking... nobody is that good looking. I have seen a lot of movie stars, and maybe four are amazing looking. The rest have a team of gay guys who make it happen.

Tina Fey

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