Steve Martin Quotes
I have found that-- just as in real life--imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
Quotes to Explore
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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The trouble is that, while my parents were great when they were apart, they were terrible together.
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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
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I read Shakespeare when I was 14 because it's what we were taught.
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When I was really little, I listened to Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline.
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I am extremely left brain dominant, probably 95%-5%. The feeling side of my brain is not really strong.
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Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
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I love cartoons, I love comic books and graphic novels. 'Batman: The Animated Series' was a huge influence on me when I was younger.
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If I didn't play tennis I don't know where I'd be.
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There are certain men and women who, from the minute they step in front of a camera, that's exactly where they belong. Connery's one.
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I always had this New York fantasy of living in a glass high-rise.
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Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake.
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Gun violence in the U.S. is an epidemic.
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Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it.
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The building is a domed structure made of white marble inlaid with colourful gemstones in the shapes of flowers. Passage from the Quran are inlaid in black marble.
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I fear my ignorance.
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A society can exist - many do exist - without writing, but no society can exist without reading.
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I never plan a structure. I like surprises. I'm quite disciplined and sit at my desk every day and just write.
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I am always in doubt; I am never sure of myself.
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Life is like an aimless river The time is now again - Ceiling Unlimited (2002)
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I've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but I lived in Brooklyn for a while as a kid. I went to junior high school there. Girls in Brooklyn have to be tough - I mean real tough - just to get by. It's life in the combat zone.
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No photographer should be blamed when, instead of capturing reality, he tries to show things he has seen only in his imagination. Photography is the youngest art form. All attempts to enlarge its frontiers are important and should be encouraged.
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I have found that-- just as in real life--imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
