Mel Smith's Quotes
Born: 1952-12-03
Profession: Actor
Nation: British
Biography of 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.
Tags: Business, End, GoodI don't think London has been given enough credit in a lot of the movies that we make here.
Tags: Enough, Here, MoviesI 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.
Tags: Life, Wish, WorkingIn this film, we took a helicopter up and showed London as a vista, which is not very often done.
Tags: Done, Film, OftenI 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.
Tags: Hope, Television, Theatre