Steve Martin Quotes
I'm enamored with the art world. Anytime you look at anything that's considered artistic, there's a commercial world around it: the ballet, opera, any kind of music. It can't exist without it.
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My first Comic-Con was when I first met Joss Whedon: He introduced me to that world and I'd never been to a convention before that. He and a bunch of the 'Buffy' and 'Angel' writers were all going down in a big van and he invited me along.
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Some reporter called me 'the angriest gay man in the world' or some such. Well, it stuck, but I realized it was very useful.
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Japan is already a leader in energy efficiency, and it has a wealth of innovative technologies. We must put this expertise to use creating a model for growth and sustainability that we can share with the world.
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I vowed I would do everything I could to stop the Isle of Man counting towards the world championship. And it was stopped, so they love me in the Isle of Man.
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I had a world of people who were raising me; it was like a little village.
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In Hollywood, marriages are kind of expected to fail.
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The world just does not fit conveniently into the format of a 35mm camera.
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It's bizarre to be given an award for being empathetic and kind, which is what we all should be.
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We believe that Apple has it wrong: they've talked about it being the post-PC era, they talk about the tablet and PC being different; the reality in our world is that we think that's completely incorrect.
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I'm definitely a glass-is-always-half-full, not half-empty, kind of person. Which is why I love living in America.
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If you have children, you worry about the world you're leaving them.
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The best doctors and medicine in the world can't save you if you don't do what you're supposed to do.
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I'm kind of honored to be a dragon lady. The dragon is a very powerful, mythical animal.
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The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.
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Nothing surprises me. One thing I don't ever have in my world is surprise.
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That which, perhaps, hears more nonsense than anything in the world, is a picture in a museum.
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It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.' By then, pigs will be your style.
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Great Art is Great because it inspired you greatly. If it didn't, no matter what the critics, the museums and the galleries say, it's not great art for you.
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In the case of complex personalities the matter stands thus: one of these can understand other men better than they can understand themselves, because within himself he has not only the character he is grasping, but also its opposite. Duality is necessary for observation and comprehension.
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Too much coffee. Too much coffee and Gatorade. It's a hell of a mix. If you're ever tired in the morning, just try that mix, and tell me what you think.
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The TV camera has no shutter. It does not deal with aspects or facets of objects in high resolution. It is a means of direct pick-up by the electrical groping over surfaces.
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I love reading; it's a great way to avoid writing.
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I'm enamored with the art world. Anytime you look at anything that's considered artistic, there's a commercial world around it: the ballet, opera, any kind of music. It can't exist without it.
