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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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
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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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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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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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My mom always tells me, 'You need to take a week for yourself and just chill,' but I don't, man. If you want to be successful, I don't think you should take a day off.
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I was so irritated that people in Denmark considered me to be this serious guy who only did dramatic roles.
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I love incredibly imaginative, speculative sci-fi.
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Use plot to buttress a story.
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Cats and ghosts both partook of the saucers of milk and that was okay. They consumed different parts of it: the cats its substance, the ghosts its essence, and none went to waste.
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What is the definition of guts? Grace under pressure.
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Whatever offices of life are performed by women of culture and refinement are thenceforth elevated; they cease to be mere servile toils, and become expressions of the ideas of superior beings.
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I have found that-- just as in real life--imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
