Acting has helped me understand people, not only because you are acting as a character, but also because you are watching other actors work. That really helps you identify in life when someone is acting, not being true.
STEVE MARTINFirst the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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There’s someone out there for everyone – even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them.
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Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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Teaching is, after all, a form of show business.
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I have found that– just as in real life–imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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You have to get comfortable with your work, you really have to know what you’re doing, and it has to be almost boring to you to be able to do it well.
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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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I’m not trying to be a big shot or anything like that, but I get my drinks half price.
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It’s not the size of the nose that matters, it’s what’s inside that counts.
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Dinosaurs did not walk with humans. The evolutionary record says different. They gambled.
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It’s pain that changes our lives.
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Now let’s repeat the non-conformists’ oath: I promise to be different! I promise to be unique! I promise not to repeat things other people say! Good!
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