Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
STEVE MARTINIt was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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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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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Despite a lack of natural ability, I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naïveté, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do.
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I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.
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I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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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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Writer’s block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.
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How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars.
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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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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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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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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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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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