There’s no better way to learn something than to learn it in front of an audience. Your terror drives you.
STEVE MARTINThere is one thing I would break up over, and that is if she caught me with another woman. I won’t stand for that.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.
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The banjo is such a happy instrument–you can’t play a sad song on the banjo – it always comes out so cheerful.
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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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I 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.
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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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I really enjoy finding the right word, creating a good, flowing sentence. I enjoy the rhythm of the words.
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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 was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
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Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.
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I was always very shy but as I get older I think, What am I being shy for? You just grow weary of your own hang-ups.
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When I die, now don’t think that I’m a nut, don’t want no fancy funeral, just one like old King Tut.
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Some 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.
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All I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.
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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.
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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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