Acting is collaborative because you are working with another actor, and it’s almost like a two-man juggling team. You have to really be in sync.
STEVE MARTINI’m not trying to be a big shot or anything like that, but I get my drinks half price.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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Writer’s block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.
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It’s not what you know, it’s what you think you know.
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It’s pain that changes our lives.
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Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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There’s no better way to learn something than to learn it in front of an audience. Your terror drives you.
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You can’t really conduct your life by one or two phrases.
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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
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I believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language… Apache.
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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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Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
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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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With 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.
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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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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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