Steve Martin Quotes - Page 14

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• I took literally everything I knew how to do on stage with me, which was juggling, magic and banjo and my little comedy routines.

  Steve Martin

  Magic, Littles, Comedy

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• As a human being on Earth, you can't imagine friendship not being important in some other solar system or some other planet, or some other context of beings that are conscious. We even see it in animals. It is important for people on Earth to reach out or reach into someone.

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  Animal, People, Important

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• I think I meant that, given the circumstances of my childhood, I had the illusion that it's easier to be alone. To have your relationships be casual and also to pose as a solitary person, because it was more romantic. You know, I was raised on the idea of the ramblin' man and the loner.

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  Men, Thinking, Ideas

  "All about my father". Interview with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. November 10, 2007.

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• I love animated films when they are good, because they do bring a lot of emotion and heart that's very difficult to get in a live action film.

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  Heart, Action, Emotion

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• I do think that animated films have the ability to touch you someplace. There is something about live action movies that is different because we know the characters are real people, so they always stay flawed for us somehow. But animated films touch us in a very clear, uncomplicated place. They have that ability. And an animated character can make an expression in a way humans can't do.

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  Real, Character, Thinking

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• With a cheery delicacy she divided my obsessions into three categories: acceptable, unacceptable, and hilarious.

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  Three, Delicacy, Obsession

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• There are few takers for the quiet heart.

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  Heart, Quiet, Quiet Heart

  Steve Martin (2004). “The pleasure of my company”

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• I'm the leader of the platoon and I run gambling and lotteries, dances and I sell beer illegally. I'm a con man and I'm thoroughly lovable.

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  Running, Beer, Men

  "Comedians pull rank in 'Sgt. Bilko'" by Paul Vercammen, www.cnn.com. March 29, 1996.

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• Private companies have a lot of capital. They can run things efficiently and get projects built.

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  Running, Projects, Company

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• As a school board we felt it's an unfair expense to families. The lawsuit has a certain logic to it - if you have free public education, you can't put these things on top of it. It defeats the purpose.

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  School, Boards, Purpose

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• The environment changed with Martha Stewart and Enron.

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  Environment, Changed, Enron

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• It eventually appeared to be me, cinematically. When I was writing it I was actually an author, you know, writing a book. ... But there certainly is a difference in energy between a younger man and an older man.

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  Book, Writing, Men

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• So, while fitting in, she was like a wicked detail standing out against a placid background.

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  Wicked, Details, Standing Out

  Steve Martin (2010). “An Object of Beauty”, p.15, Hachette UK

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• I actually credit Twitter with fine-tuning some joke-writing skills. I still feel like I'm working at it.

  Steve Martin

  Writing, Skills, Credit

  "Actor-musician Steve Martin". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. February 22, 2012.

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