Chaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
STEVE MARTINI love money. I love everything about it.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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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 guess I wouldn’t believe in anything if it weren’t for my lucky astrology mood watch.
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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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I started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
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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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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 no better way to learn something than to learn it in front of an audience. Your terror drives you.
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It’s pain that changes our lives.
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It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
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I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.
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No art comes from the conscious mind.
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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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All I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.
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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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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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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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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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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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How many people have never raised their hand before?
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You know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither.
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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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Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you’ll be a mile away and have his shoes.
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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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I believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language… Apache.
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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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