I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
STEVE MARTINThe conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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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It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
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You can’t really conduct your life by one or two phrases.
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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
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The banjo is such a happy instrument–you can’t play a sad song on the banjo – it always comes out so cheerful.
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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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Teaching is, after all, a form of show business.
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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
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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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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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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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It’s pain that changes our lives.
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