I was deeply unhappy, but I didn’t know it because I was so happy all the time.
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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It’s not the size of the nose that matters, it’s what’s inside that counts.
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How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars.
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Despite a lack of natural ability, I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naïveté, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do.
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I guess I wouldn’t believe in anything if it weren’t for my lucky astrology mood watch.
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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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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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There’s someone out there for everyone – even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them.
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Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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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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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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I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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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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You know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither.
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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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