Steve Martin Quotes
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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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Love is a promise delivered already broken.
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Somewhere in the world is...The world's worst doctor and he could be yours.
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It's not the size of the nose that matters, it's what's inside that counts.
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When someone less capable is ahead of me, I am not pleased. It makes me insane.
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I got a flue shot and now my chimney works perfectly.
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I ignored my stand-up career for twenty-five years, but now, having finished this memoir, I view this time with surprising warmth. One can have, it turns out, an affection for the war years.
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Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
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The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.
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I've put an umbrella in my mouth and opened it. I sat in a lemon-meringue pie. I've done terrible things to my dog with a fork.
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I've decided to take up smoking, my doctor said I wasn't getting enough tar.
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They want me on the television shows now because I did so well on Celebrity Assholes.
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I knew I could only play Cyrano if he were Americanized. I had no intention of writing the script myself. I was afraid of it. You're playing with fire when you tamper with a classic. So I went looking for a writer. But it was such a personal idea, and anyone I would give it to would make it his own. It's hard to ask Neil Simon to write your idea.
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In a strange way, I don't have a job, so I have a lot of time on my hands. When I do work, it might be very concentrated, and it might be months where you're not really doing anything except maybe playing the banjo or writing something. You know, there's a lot of time in the day if you're not working 9 to 5.
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When I was in college, I was debating to try my hand at show business, or to become a professor. I just thought of the risk of not going into show business and always wondering if I would've had a chance. Because that's where my real heart was.
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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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It's pain that changes our lives.
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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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Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.
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She had destroyed whatever was between us by making a profound gaffe: She met me.
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Acting has helped me understand people, not only because you are acting as a character, but also because you are watching other actors work. That really helps you identify in life when someone is acting, not being true.
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Mirabelle is attractive; it's just that she is never the first or second girl chosen.
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... you're nuts but you're welcome here.
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I wish I could do a lot of things different. I'm not going to tell you what they are, but if I had a list of all my films right now, I'd go, 'Okay, I'll cross that one out and cross that one out and cross that one out and cross that one out.' Really. But I've made over 40 films. How can I not have some losers in there?