Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
STEVE MARTINThankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
STEVE MARTINThrough the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.
STEVE MARTINAlways do business as if the person you’re doing business with is trying to screw you, because he probably is. And if he’s not, you can be pleasantly surprised.
STEVE MARTINWith comedy, you never know until you put it in front of an audience. You shoot it and a year later you have no idea if it’s going to work. And then you get the response. It’s great when it’s good.
STEVE MARTINSome nights, alone, he thinks of her, and some nights, alone, she thinks of him. Some night these thoughts, separated by miles and time zones, occur at the same objective moment, and Ray and Mirabelle are connected without ever knowing it.
STEVE MARTINI’m not trying to be a big shot or anything like that, but I get my drinks half price.
STEVE MARTINHow to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars.
STEVE MARTINI believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.
STEVE MARTINAlways make room for the unexpected in yourself.
STEVE MARTINTalking about music is like dancing about architecture.
STEVE MARTINI actually learned about sex watching neighborhood dogs. And it was good. Go ahead and laugh. I think the most important thing I learned was: Never let go of the girl’s leg, no matter how hard she tries to shake you off.
STEVE MARTINFirst the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.
STEVE MARTINI believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language… Apache.
STEVE MARTINTeaching is, after all, a form of show business.
STEVE MARTINI believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.
STEVE MARTINA day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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