Steve Martin Quotes
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People have their own opinions but sometimes with the media things get chopped up and cut around to make stories out of it.
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Each person is living for himself; his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel.
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I feel some need to represent where I'm from. But ultimately, I think my only real responsibility is to - as much as possible - interrogate my own truths. This is to say not merely writing what I think is true, but using the writing to turn that alleged truth over and over, to stress-test it, in the aim of producing something readable.
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Once I got to the OTC they knew more about the physical aspects of shooting, and knew which muscles were more important to have trained and geared us a program around that.
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Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?
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Karl Lagerfeld looks very tough because of the glasses, and he has all these rings and the leather gloves, and he's so smart. But he's a very nice person... when he comes into a room or studio, he is going to say hello to each person, and the same when he leaves.
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Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime.
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We're scared to death to try new things because we think we have to get it right the first time.
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It was only when I began modeling at 18 that I really began enjoying fashion and reading any fashion magazine I could get my hands on, and developing a profound respect for designers, fashion and how to wear it.
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I feel like people believe I'm thinking a different thing than I am because I have this look about me.
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We must not allow the practices of an anti-democratic State that abuses the powers of government to violate the human rights of Venezuelans.
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I've learned that no matter what shape you get your body into, if you don't get your head right, you're not going to feel good about yourself.
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There are big winners in Paul Ryan's 'Roadmap,' and you can guess who they are. He would cut taxes for the wealthy, completely eliminate the corporate income tax, and create a value added tax.
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There isn't much improvisation in film - there's virtually none. The people that theoretically could be good at this in a theater situation don't necessarily do this in a film in a way that will work, because it's much broader on a stage.
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On the comedy side of what I love as a filmmaker are Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, and Eddie Murphy; those are my favorites.
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Instagram is just a highlight reel... Ten percent of the time, Chan and I have a lot of fun. Ninety percent, we're really boring.
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Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new.
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If you want a studio to back you, you want to be doing something that's been done to death!
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Catty is not cool. I can't think of anything less becoming than a man who talks about people behind their backs.
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I think my confidence came when I turned 30. I don't know, something about turning 30 has been unbelievable. I just feel a sense of freedom.
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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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This lifestyle is not about deprivation. It's about living inspired.
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Anyone that has a job that takes them away from home, I think, can understand the difficulties in maintaining consistency, not only with your family and those you love but with your friends.
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Working at the magic shop really gave me a sense of comedy because it was all jokes.
