Steve Martin: Trending quotes (page 2)

“Some people have a way with words, and other people… oh, uh, not have way.”

“I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks.”

“Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.”

“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.”

“Boy, those French! They have a different word for everything.”

“Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.”

“I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.”

“… you're nuts but you're welcome here.”

“Be so good they can't ignore you.”

“If you've got a dollar and you spend 29 cents on a loaf of bread, you've got 71 cents left; But if you've got seventeen grand and you spend 29 cents on a loaf of bread, you've still got seventeen grand. There's a math lesson for you.”

“First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.”

“We've had some fun tonight… considering we're all gonnasomeday.”

“I've heard lots of people lie to themselves but they never fool anyone.”

“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.”

“The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful.”

“I understood that as much as I had resisted the outside, as much as I had constricted my life, as much as I had closed and narrowed the channels into me, there were still many takers for the quiet heart.”

“I've got to keep breathing. It'll be my worst business mistake if I don't.”

“I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.”

“Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.”