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.
STEVE MARTINI started a grease fire at McDonald’s – threw a match in the cook’s hair.
More Steve Martin Quotes
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Some people have a way with words, and other people; oh, uh, not have way.
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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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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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How many people have never raised their hand before?
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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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I love money. I love everything about it.
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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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I actually learned about sex watching neighborhood dogs. And it was good. Go ahead and laugh. I think the most important thing I learned was: Never let go of the girl’s leg, no matter how hard she tries to shake you off.
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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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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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I just downloaded eleven hundred books onto my Kindle, and now I can’t lift it.
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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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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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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 believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.
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