There’s no better way to learn something than to learn it in front of an audience. Your terror drives you.
STEVE MARTINHow many people have never raised their hand before?
More Steve Martin Quotes
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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
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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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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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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 thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.
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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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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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I love money. I love everything about it.
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It’s pain that changes our lives.
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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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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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You can’t really conduct your life by one or two phrases.
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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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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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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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