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Steve Martin quotes

American Comedian August 14, 1945

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Steve Martin quote: "Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent."
Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent. Steve Martin
I thought if I had a Twitter feed and say I had a following of a 100,000, that means 100,000 of them would be interested in my book. It was logical, but it didn't turn out to be true. It turned out if I had a Twitter feed of a 100,000, four of them were interested in my book. Steve Martin
If you occasionally wonder how I know about some of the events I describe in this book, I don't. I have found that--just as in real life--imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience. Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "She tried to get even with him through psychological warfare..."
She tried to get even with him through psychological warfare but couldn't, because he didn't care. Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "I think there are people out there writing original bluegrass..."
I think there are people out there writing original bluegrass songs, but it's hard to get them out on the air. Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "You know that look that women get when they want to have sex?..."
You know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither. Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "How is it possible to miss a woman whom you kept at a..."
How is it possible to miss a woman whom you kept at a distance, so that when she was gone you would not miss her? Steve Martin
An artist who painted a face was now 'playing with the idea of portraiture,' or 'exploring push-pull aesthetics,' or toying with contradictions like 'menacing-slash-playful,' but he or she was never, ever, just painting a face. Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them..."
Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke. Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become..."
I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot. Steve Martin
I realized that comedians of the day were operating on jokes and punch lines. The moment you say the punch line, the audience either laughs sincerely or they laugh automatically or they don't laugh. The thing that bothered me was that automatic laugh. I said, that's not real laughter. Steve Martin
[her] mind blackens. The blackness is not a thought, but if it could be pressed into a thought, if a chemical from a dropper could be dripped onto it causing its color and essence to become visible, it would take the shape of this sentence: Why does no one want me? Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or..."
You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or whatever you do. Steve Martin
I am tired, so very tired of thinking about Lacey Yeager, yet I worry that unless I write her story down, and see it bound and tidy on my bookshelf, I will be unable to ever write about anything else. Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "When your hobbies get in the way of your work - that's OK; but..."
When your hobbies get in the way of your work - that's OK; but when your hobbies get in the way of themselves... well. Steve Martin

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