Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martinis an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and musician. Martin came to public notice in the 1960s as a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. In the 1970s, Martin performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from stand-up comedy, Martin has become a successful actor, as well as an author, playwright, pianist and banjo player,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth14 August 1945
CountryUnited States of America
If you saw her in these moments, you might think she was collecting her thoughts in order to go forward. But I see it another way: Her mind is being overwhelmed by two processes that must simultaneously proceed at full steam. One is to deal with and live in the present world. The other is to re-experience and mourn something that happened long ago. It is as though her lightness pulls her toward heaven, but the extra gravity around her keeps her earthbound.
I just believe that the interesting time in a career is pre-success, what shaped things, how did you get to this point.
Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
Whether I'm involved in creating something or not, it's a personal issue of do I respect it. But you can only know that five or ten years later.
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.
I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.
At first I had no skills in writing comedy. I didn't know what a joke was, but, as someone once told me, your emotions follow your intent. If you create the intention of starting a comedy act, slowly your mind starts adjusting and you arrive at a new emotional state.
My most persistent memory of stand - up is of my mouth being in the present and my mind being in the future: the mouth speaking the line, the body delivering the gesture, while the mind looks back, observing, analyzing, judging, worrying, and then deciding when and what to say next. Enjoyment while performing was rare - enjoyment would have been an indulgent loss of focus that comedy cannot afford.
I'm tired of wasting letters when punctuation will do, period.
I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks.
I'm not trying to be a big shot or anything like that, but I get my drinks half price.
Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.
I was always very shy but as I get older I think, What am I being shy for? You just grow weary of your own hang-ups.