Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Mel Smith

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British actor Mel Smith.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Melvyn Kenneth Smith was an English comedian, actor and director. Smith worked on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones with his comedy partner, Griff Rhys Jones. Smith and Jones founded Talkback, which grew to be one of the United Kingdom's largest producers of television comedy and light entertainment programming.

British - Actor | Born: December 3, 1952

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In this film, we took a helicopter up and showed London as a vista, which is not very often done.

Mel Smith

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

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

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

Mel Smith

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

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

Mel Smith

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

Mel Smith

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

Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Mel Smith

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