No art comes from the conscious mind.
STEVE MARTINThe greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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I’ve got to keep breathing. It’ll be my worst business mistake if I don’t.
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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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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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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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Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
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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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I guess I wouldn’t believe in anything if it weren’t for my lucky astrology mood watch.
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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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Teaching is, after all, a form of show business.
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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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I was deeply unhappy, but I didn’t know it because I was so happy all the time.
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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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A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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There is one thing I would break up over, and that is if she caught me with another woman. I won’t stand for that.
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