I want to make films that are worthwhile, on some level, but also very entertaining. — Charles Martin Smith
Most people – and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all — Charles Martin Smith
Then years back, when I moved to california, I happened to see a book about fashions — Charles Martin Smith
Then there was the whole concept of coal mining, which is a culture unto itself — Charles Martin Smith
What’s wonderful is to read the different translations – some done in 1600 and some in 1900 – of the same passage. — Charles Martin Smith
There is a huge antipathy in england between the north and the south, the working class and the owning class. — Charles Martin Smith
The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it’s cheaper to draw — Charles Martin Smith
If you take the contempt some americans have for yuppies and multiply it by 10 you might come close — Charles Martin Smith
The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself. — Charles Martin Smith
I’ve always been struck by how unsuspicious people are in general, if you tell them what you’re about. — Charles Martin Smith
I’m very aware when I’m speaking to the english of how flat my mid-atlantic american voice is. — Charles Martin Smith
I’ve got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the greeks and romans. — Charles Martin Smith
I have another russian idea, too, with a place and a period, so I guess I have enough — Charles Martin Smith
I have another russian idea, too, with a place and a period, so I guess I have enough to keep me busy — Charles Martin Smith
But at the same time I went down into the mines with working miners who are still young men — Charles Martin Smith