The banjo is such a happy instrument–you can’t play a sad song on the banjo – it always comes out so cheerful.
STEVE MARTINNo art comes from the conscious mind.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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Dinosaurs did not walk with humans. The evolutionary record says different. They gambled.
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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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Writer’s block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.
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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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I’m not trying to be a big shot or anything like that, but I get my drinks half price.
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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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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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It’s not what you know, it’s what you think you know.
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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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You have to get comfortable with your work, you really have to know what you’re doing, and it has to be almost boring to you to be able to do it well.
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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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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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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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Now let’s repeat the non-conformists’ oath: I promise to be different! I promise to be unique! I promise not to repeat things other people say! Good!
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