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.
STEVE MARTINThe conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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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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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars.
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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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Acting 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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It’s not the size of the nose that matters, it’s what’s inside that counts.
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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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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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Writer’s block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.
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You can’t really conduct your life by one or two phrases.
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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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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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