You know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither.
STEVE MARTINThe greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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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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How many people have never raised their hand before?
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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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Be so good they can’t ignore you.
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I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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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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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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Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.
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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 have found that– just as in real life–imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
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Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
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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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Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!
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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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Some nights, alone, he thinks of her, and some nights, alone, she thinks of him. Some night these thoughts, separated by miles and time zones, occur at the same objective moment, and Ray and Mirabelle are connected without ever knowing it.
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There’s no better way to learn something than to learn it in front of an audience. Your terror drives you.
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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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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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I was deeply unhappy, but I didn’t know it because I was so happy all the time.
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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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It’s not what you know, it’s what you think you know.
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The banjo is such a happy instrument–you can’t play a sad song on the banjo – it always comes out so cheerful.
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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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There’s someone out there for everyone – even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them.
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