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
The operation was a success, but I'm afraid the doctor is dead.
It was so sweet backstage, you should have seen it: The Teamsters were helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his limo.
It's horrible for someone to listen to someone learning any instrument - when I was first learning the banjo, I used to have to go out and sit in the car, and even in the summertime I'd have to roll up the windows. Because you just couldn't practice a banjo or a fiddle with other people around. Unless they're being paid.
When you're reaching for a star, there's a long way to fall.
We've taken what was just once a racetrack and made it a multifaceted gaming destination for the entire region.
It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
As much as I remember, I just thought, I want to sing a song that starts normal and ends crazy.
I could never be a woman, 'cause I'd just stay home and play with my breasts all day.
I didn't worry if a bit got no response, as long as I believed it had enough response to linger.
I am a wild and crazy guy!
I would say the three stages of making a film are the initial 'are we gonna do this,' 'how much will I be paid,' is there a lot of nights, who's it going to be with? The second stage of doing a film is how much fun your going to have doing it. The third stage is was the film a hit?
You cannot make your opportunities concur with the opportunities of people whose incomes are ten times greater than yours.
It's not what you know, it's what you think you know.
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.