Steve Martin Quotes
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You know when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea: have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener!
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Love is a promise delivered already broken.
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You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or whatever you do.
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I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic.
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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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A girl who is willing to give every ounce of herself to someone, who could never betray her lover, who never suspects maliciousness of anyone, and whose sexuality sleeps in her, waiting to be stirred.
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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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The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful.
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It's very hard sometimes when you can't crack something or can't solve something and you keep trying and trying and you know it's falling a little bit short. That's very hard, but then when you finally do it, it's very rewarding and the process is good too, I like working with people this way.
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She has learned that her body is precious and it mustn't be offered carelessly ever again, as it holds a direct connection to her heart.
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I started a grease fire at McDonald's - threw a match in the cook's hair.
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I really enjoy finding the right word, creating a good, flowing sentence. I enjoy the rhythm of the words.
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I love doing my surreal sing-along that had words that no one could follow.
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I always felt the audience sorta tolerated the serious musical parts while I was doing my comedy.
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Romance takes place when you first fall in love. It stirs all emotions and you can manipulate and be manipulated.
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When you're reaching for a star, there's a long way to fall.
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These days it's hard to look at a poodle without thinking what a good meal he would make.
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I'm trying to think of other ones. Oh, yeah, I'd say - somebody would buy something and we'd say, and because you are our hundredth customer today, you get a free paperback.
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I opened the show with this line: "I have decided to give the greatest performance of my life! Oh, wait, sorry, that's tomorrow night.
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I saw the movie, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and was surprised because I didn't see any tigers or dragons. And then I realized why: they're crouching and hidden.
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A joke that works is complete knowledge in a nanosecond.
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You kill me and I'll see that you never work in this town again.
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Home to me is when someone comes up to me and says, "Can I get a selfie?" No. It's where your wife and your family are. It's the emotional place where you feel like you're not away from it.
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I'm a bitter, sad, sour young man who makes a career out of hastling people with real careers.