There’s no better way to learn something than to learn it in front of an audience. Your terror drives you.
STEVE MARTINActing 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.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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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How many people have never raised their hand before?
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I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars.
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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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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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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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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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I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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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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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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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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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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It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
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Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
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