I could never be a woman, ’cause I’d just stay home and play with my breasts all day.
STEVE MARTINChaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
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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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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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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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You can’t really conduct your life by one or two phrases.
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Always 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.
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I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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It’s pain that changes our lives.
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I love money. I love everything about it.
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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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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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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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Chaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
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