I have found that– just as in real life–imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
STEVE MARTINI 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.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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Dinosaurs did not walk with humans. The evolutionary record says different. They gambled.
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I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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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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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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How many people have never raised their hand before?
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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 really enjoy finding the right word, creating a good, flowing sentence. I enjoy the rhythm of the words.
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It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
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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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I believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language… Apache.
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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 pain that changes our lives.
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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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