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Steve Martin quotes about work

American Comedian August 14, 1945

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'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' is a good one because it not only turned out, I think, to be a really funny movie but it was also a delight to shoot. We were in the South of France, working with Glenne Headly and Michael Caine and Frank Oz the director - who were just fun. Steve Martin
I would get records by Earl Scruggs... I would tune my banjo down and I'd pick out the songs note by note. Learned how to play that way. I persevered. There was a book written by Pete Seeger, who showed you some basic strumming and some basic picking... And I kind of worked out my own style of playing. Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "I was not naturally talented. I didn't sing, dance or act,..."
I was not naturally talented. I didn't sing, dance or act, though working around that minor detail made me inventive. Steve Martin
Bad psychoanalysis would say I enjoyed pleasing people, working really hard and pleasing people, which is probably related to my father in some way. But I really liked working hard. When I worked at Disneyland, I'd do 12 hours straight and go home thrilled. Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "A celebrity is any well-known TV or movie star who looks like..."
A celebrity is any well-known TV or movie star who looks like he spends more than two hours working on his hair. Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "I actually credit Twitter with fine-tuning some joke-writing..."
I actually credit Twitter with fine-tuning some joke-writing skills. I still feel like I'm working at it. 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
Anyway, seeking work is a tad difficult given the poor design of the streets with their prohibitive curbs and driveways that don't quite line up. Steve Martin
Steve Martin quote: "I got a flue shot and now my chimney works perfectly."
I got a flue shot and now my chimney works perfectly. Steve Martin

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