I don't watch myself generally. I do something, see it once, and then I'll probably never see it again unless it's an accident.

Steve Martin

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Be undeniably good. When people ask me how do you make it in show business or whatever, what I always tell them & nobody ever takes note of it 'cause it's not the answer they wanted to hear-what they want to hear is here's how you get an agent, here's how you write a script, here's how you do this-but I always say, “Be so good they can't ignore you.” If somebody's thinking, “How can I be really good?” people are going to come to you. It's much easier doing it that way than going to cocktail parties.

party writing thinking

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.

connections body heart

Yeah, well, we're all writers, aren't we? He's a writer that hasn't been published, and I'm a writer who hasn't written anything.

wells yeah written

. . . Now you see . . . they' re not fit for humans . . ." "Put t... by Steve Martin

. . . Now you see . . . they' re not fit for humans . . ." "Put them on me.

fit humans

I've heard lots of people lie to themselves but they never fool a... by Steve Martin

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

fool lying people

Were they beautiful? We were all beautiful. We were in our twenti... by Steve Martin

Were they beautiful? We were all beautiful. We were in our twenties.

twenties beautiful

I have heard it said that a complicated childhood can lead to a life in the arts. I tell you this story of my father and me to let you know I am qualified to be a comedian.

funny father art

The operation was a success, but I'm afraid the doctor is dead. by Steve Martin

The operation was a success, but I'm afraid the doctor is dead.

operations doctors funny

Anyway, seeking work is a tad difficult given the poor design of the streets with their prohibitive curbs and driveways that don't quite line up.

design lines poor

I would assign every lie a color: yellow when they were innocent, pale blue when they sailed over you like the sky, red because I knew they drew blood. And then there was the black lie. That's the worst of all. A black lie was when I told you the truth.

blue lying blood

It was easier to sell a painting that was not for sale. by Steve Martin

It was easier to sell a painting that was not for sale.

sells painting easier

Relationships end, but they don't end your life. by Steve Martin

Relationships end, but they don't end your life.

failed-relationship relationships-ending bad-relationship

Halle Berry is here, whose win last year broke down barriers for... by Steve Martin

Halle Berry is here, whose win last year broke down barriers for unbelievably hot women.

winning hot years

For a while, Mirabelle believes there will be a moment when he will cave in and let himself love her, but eventually she lets the idea go. She hits bottom. She dwells in the muck for several months, not depressed exactly, but involved in a mourning that at first she thinks is for Ray but soon realizes is for the loss of her old self.

loss believe thinking

The Matisse seemed to respond to the decreasing light by increasing its own wattage. Every object in the room was drained of color, but the Matisse stood firm in the de-escalating illumination, its beauty turning functionality inside out, making itself a more practical and useful presence than anything else in sight.

illumination light sight

A girl who is willing to give every ounce of herself to someone, who could never betray her lover, who never suspects maliciousness of anyone, and whose sexuality sleeps in her, waiting to be stirred.

girl sleep giving

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.

real sex art

She was feeling her bohemian oats. by Steve Martin

She was feeling her bohemian oats.

bohemian oats feelings

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.

awards new-york book

Well, today the Grammys is much much better than the Oscars. I think the differences in the shows are that the Grammys are much wilder. The Oscars is much more people in the industry. And people dress wilder, I think, at the Grammys.

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