15 Quotes by Mel Smith
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I was very intrigued and amused by the notion of somebody who can get banned for ten years, for playing bowls in a fashion that annoys people.
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In this film, we took a helicopter up and showed London as a vista, which is not very often done.
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I don't think London has been given enough credit in a lot of the movies that we make here.
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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.
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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.
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But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.
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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.
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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.
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How do we get a pantomime cow on set. Jeez, the rigours of satire.
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