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Steve Martin is an American comedian, actor, writer, and musician known for his sharp wit and unique style. His career includes acclaimed work in stand-up comedy, film, television, and music. He continues to influence generations of entertainers with his creativity and humor. Here are 148 of his quotes:

I feel good about being able to take bluegrass on to television like 'Letterman' and 'The View,' and I've heard nice things about being able to do that. I really haven't felt any negativity toward me or my music. (Steve Martin)
When the person beside you is making you alert and keen and the idea of being with anyone else is not imaginable. View quote
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I've always believed that there are funny people everywhere, but they're just not comedians. In fact, some of my best comedic inspirations were not professional entertainers. View quote
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I wish I could do a lot of things different. I'm not going to tell you what they are, but if I had a list of all my films right now, I'd go, 'Okay, I'll cross that one out and cross that one out and cross that one out and cross that one out.' Really. But I've made over 40 films. How can I not have some losers in there? View quote
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Lots of women are getting involved. They're not satisfied just being passengers anymore. View quote
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I'm for the Wall Street Occupiers. But will they accept me when they find out I sell packaged mortgage default instruments to children? View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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No matter how many times people say it - 'Oh, I'm just writing this for myself' 'Oh, I'm just doing this for myself' - nobody's doing it for themselves! You're doing it for an audience. So whether I'm performing or writing a book or playing music, it's definitely to be put out there and to be received in some way, definitely. View quote
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Movies always are open to being remade because times change so much, and the tempo of movies changes. I think of it like a James Bond. They can have different actors play the same role... I've had people come up to me and say, 'We want to remake 'The Jerk' with so and so.' And I say, 'Fine.' It just doesn't bother me. It's an honor actually. View quote
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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. (Steve Martin)
There's a lot of thought in art. People get to talk about important things. There's a lot of sex, you know, in art. There's a lot of naked women and men, and there's intrigue, there's fakery. It's a real microcosm of the larger world. View quote
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I loved doing 'Pennies from Heaven.' Because you have to understand that I'd been doing comedy for 15 to 20 years, and suddenly along came the opportunity to do this beautiful film. It was so emotional to me. I loved it. I don't think it was a good career move, but I have no regrets about doing it. View quote
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The operation was a success, but I'm afraid the doctor is dead. View quote
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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. View quote
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Hello. I'm hello, and I'd like to say myself. View quote
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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. View quote
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I thought 'Borat' was a breakthrough comedy, because it was really funny. It wasn't some studio-produced script with 14 writers. View quote
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I actually credit Twitter with fine-tuning some joke-writing skills. I still feel like I'm working at it. View quote
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You want to know how I think art should be taught to children? Take them to a museum and say, 'This is art, and you can't do it. View quote
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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. (Steve Martin)
Comedians don't get Oscars, so I gave up on that a long time ago. And I can't really speak about the Oscar worthiness of my own performance. View quote
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I believe in eight of the ten commandments and I believe in going to church every Sunday unless there's a game on. View quote
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Occupation: American Comedian
Born: August 14, 1945
Quotes count: 148
Wikipedia: Steve Martin

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