Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
STEVE MARTINYou know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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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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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Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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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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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
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How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars.
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You know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither.
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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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I was deeply unhappy, but I didn’t know it because I was so happy all the time.
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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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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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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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I believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language… Apache.
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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 believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.
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You can’t really conduct your life by one or two phrases.
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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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Teaching is, after all, a form of show business.
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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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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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Chaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
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There is one thing I would break up over, and that is if she caught me with another woman. I won’t stand for that.
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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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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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