Steve Martin Quotes - Page 10

His view of the world is one that keeps his blood pressure low, sweeping the cholesterol from his relaxed, freeway-sized arteries. Everyone knows he is going to live till age ninety, although the question that goes begging is, “for what?

Any type of humor can be transferred to the screen, as long as there's clarity. The audience wants to know just what they're supposed to be feeling, when they're supposed to laugh.

The environment changed with Martha Stewart and Enron.

I think when the movie `Roxanne' came out, which I also had written, I felt something new that I never felt, which was respect.

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 real joy is in constructing a sentence. But I see myself as an actor first because writing is what you do when you are ready and acting is what you do when someone else is ready.

I think probably the most difficult challenge was just the climb and rise in show business because I went through my entire twenties with some success as a comedy writer but not much as a performer. And you have to be kind of informed and naive at the same time.

I'm not Vegas. Places I play usually cost like $3 to get in, you know, and people are going: Gee, I've got $3, I think I'll throw it away.

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

introductions are hard to come by when your natural state is shyness

I always felt the audience sorta tolerated the serious musical parts while I was doing my comedy.

I didn't worry if a bit got no response, as long as I believed it had enough response to linger.

I thought 'Borat' was a breakthrough comedy, because it was really funny. It wasn't some studio-produced script with 14 writers.

There's a big difference between the National Book Awards and the Academy Awards. At the Academy Awards you can feel the greed and envy and ego. Whereas the National Book Awards are in New York.

Writing is extremely personal, and that's the joy of it for me.

You cannot make your opportunities concur with the opportunities of people whose incomes are ten times greater than yours.

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.

It's not tipping I believe in. It's overtipping.

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.

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.

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

When you're touring and if you go to a party, there's automatically a celebrity-audience distance. It follows you around, especially when you're on the road in small towns. Any time there is awe, it gets very difficult to be normal, to be yourself. But I'm not saying that that's what made me the way I am. I've probably always been distant.

When your hobbies get in the way of your work - that's OK; but when your hobbies get in the way of themselves... well.

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.

You know when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea: have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener!