Mel Smith Quotes

• How do we get a pantomime cow on set. Jeez, the rigours of satire.

  Mel Smith

  Cows, Satire, Rigour

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• I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.

  Mel Smith

  Years, Theatre, Directors

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• I never met Barbara Cartland. But now that I'm working on her life, I wish I had. I think there was a lot of pathos in it and I'm intrigued by her.

  Mel Smith

  Thinking, Wish, Pathos

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• It's a pragmatist's business, comedy. Start off with good intentions and references to the Pompidou Centre and you end up with boiled sweets and a pantomime cow.

  Mel Smith

  Sweet, Cows, Comedy

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• But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.

  Mel Smith

  Directors, Given, Given Up

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• The funny thing is, London is an incredibly interesting city. It's very sexy and it's very different, with the Thames winding through it like a snake.

  Mel Smith

  Sexy, Funny Things, Snakes

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• I don't think London has been given enough credit in a lot of the movies that we make here.

  Mel Smith

  Movie, Thinking, Credit

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