The banjo is such a happy instrument–you can’t play a sad song on the banjo – it always comes out so cheerful.
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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I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.
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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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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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Now let’s repeat the non-conformists’ oath: I promise to be different! I promise to be unique! I promise not to repeat things other people say! Good!
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A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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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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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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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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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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I love money. I love everything about it.
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Be so good they can’t ignore 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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How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars.
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I really enjoy finding the right word, creating a good, flowing sentence. I enjoy the rhythm of the words.
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Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
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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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I just downloaded eleven hundred books onto my Kindle, and now I can’t lift it.
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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 believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.
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It’s pain that changes our lives.
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You know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither.
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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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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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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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How many people have never raised their hand before?
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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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