The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
STEVE MARTINSome 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.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
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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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Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
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How many people have never raised their hand before?
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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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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 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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Dinosaurs did not walk with humans. The evolutionary record says different. They gambled.
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I could never be a woman, ’cause I’d just stay home and play with my breasts all day.
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I love money. I love everything about it.
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A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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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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First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.
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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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