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 MARTINChaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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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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.
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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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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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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
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I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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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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I’ve got to keep breathing. It’ll be my worst business mistake if I don’t.
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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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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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I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.
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First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.
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Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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