Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.
STEVE MARTINWith 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.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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Teaching is, after all, a form of show business.
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I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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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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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 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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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.
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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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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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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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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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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 just downloaded eleven hundred books onto my Kindle, and now I can’t lift it.
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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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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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