No art comes from the conscious mind.
STEVE MARTINIt’s not what you know, it’s what you think you know.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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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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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First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.
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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 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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It’s not the size of the nose that matters, it’s what’s inside that counts.
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Dinosaurs did not walk with humans. The evolutionary record says different. They gambled.
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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 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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Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
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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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I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am 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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It’s not what you know, it’s what you think you know.
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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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