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.
STEVE MARTINThankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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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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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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
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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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Dinosaurs did not walk with humans. The evolutionary record says different. They gambled.
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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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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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Chaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
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I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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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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I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.
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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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