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.
STEVE MARTINI was deeply unhappy, but I didn’t know it because I was so happy all the time.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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How many people have never raised their hand before?
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Don’t have sex man. It leads to kissing and pretty soon you have to start talking to them.
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A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you’ll be a mile away and have his shoes.
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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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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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Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
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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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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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Despite a lack of natural ability, I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naïveté, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do.
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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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I’m not trying to be a big shot or anything like that, but I get my drinks half price.
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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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Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
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