It’s not what you know, it’s what you think you know.
STEVE MARTINYou 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.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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Chaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
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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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It’s not the size of the nose that matters, it’s what’s inside that counts.
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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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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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Always 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.
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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 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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I’ve got to keep breathing. It’ll be my worst business mistake if I don’t.
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A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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Dinosaurs did not walk with humans. The evolutionary record says different. They gambled.
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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 guess I wouldn’t believe in anything if it weren’t for my lucky astrology mood watch.
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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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