I have found that– just as in real life–imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
STEVE MARTINAlways do business as if the person you’re doing business with is trying to screw you, because he probably is. And if he’s not, you can be pleasantly surprised.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
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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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You can’t really conduct your life by one or two phrases.
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Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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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 guess I wouldn’t believe in anything if it weren’t for my lucky astrology mood watch.
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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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Teaching is, after all, a form of show business.
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A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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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 believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language… Apache.
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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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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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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 started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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