Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.
STEVE MARTINBefore 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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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
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I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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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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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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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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I have found that– just as in real life–imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
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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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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 believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language… Apache.
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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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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’ve got to keep breathing. It’ll be my worst business mistake if I don’t.
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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
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Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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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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I just downloaded eleven hundred books onto my Kindle, and now I can’t lift it.
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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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It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
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It’s pain that changes our lives.
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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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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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I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.
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