Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
STEVE MARTINActing 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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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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Chaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
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Teaching is, after all, a form of show business.
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I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
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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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A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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Don’t have sex man. It leads to kissing and pretty soon you have to start talking to them.
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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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I’m not trying to be a big shot or anything like that, but I get my drinks half price.
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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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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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How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars.
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