Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way. Steve Martin More Quotes by Steve Martin More Quotes From Steve Martin Performing music is a way to do comedy, but without the obligation to do a solid hour, hour and half of a standup. I could intersperse it with music, so it became a really good format for me. Steve Martin comedy half way I love doing my surreal sing-along that had words that no one could follow. Steve Martin surreal 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. Steve Martin car practice people I choose a project based on whether it feels worthwhile working on when it comes to me. But secondly I choose it if it sounds like fun. Projects are determined by just how they strike me at the moment, as they have done throughout my whole life. Steve Martin done sound fun In a strange way, I don't have a job, so I have a lot of time on my hands. When I do work, it might be very concentrated, and it might be months where you're not really doing anything except maybe playing the banjo or writing something. You know, there's a lot of time in the day if you're not working 9 to 5. Steve Martin writing jobs hands It's very hard sometimes when you can't crack something or can't solve something and you keep trying and trying and you know it's falling a little bit short. That's very hard, but then when you finally do it, it's very rewarding and the process is good too, I like working with people this way. Steve Martin trying people fall It's spooky to look at yourself, because you are never quite what you think you are. And you are never as good looking as the person you are acting with, or something like that. So I learned to stay away from it because it was giving me more negative feelings than positive ones. Steve Martin feelings giving thinking 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 accidents allies watches I was very vulnerable to criticism for many years. I could read a bad review and remember it my whole life. Steve Martin criticism remember years I love animated films when they are good, because they do bring a lot of emotion and heart that's very difficult to get in a live action film. Steve Martin emotion action heart I do think that animated films have the ability to touch you someplace. There is something about live action movies that is different because we know the characters are real people, so they always stay flawed for us somehow. But animated films touch us in a very clear, uncomplicated place. They have that ability. And an animated character can make an expression in a way humans can't do. Steve Martin real character thinking I hope people find my movies funny and will watch them years from now. And, in terms of writing, I hope that something remains that will not seem old-fashioned, that will still have a vibrancy to it 50 years from now. Steve Martin writing people years Writing is extremely personal, and that's the joy of it for me. Steve Martin writing joy I always think back to my high school days and realize all the people who were so popular then are nowhere now and all the people who were steadfast and steady-going are somewhere. So high school doesn't necessarily translate to later in life. Steve Martin later-in-life school thinking I always felt the audience sorta tolerated the serious musical parts while I was doing my comedy. Steve Martin comedy musical serious Working at the magic shop really gave me a sense of comedy because it was all jokes. Steve Martin comedy magic shops I can understand the drug thing. So they feel that it's more important to take the drugs than to do a good show for the people. Steve Martin drug important people To me, torture would be, "I can't think what to write in the next sentence. I'm stuck." Torture would be if you didn't have the next idea. Steve Martin writing ideas thinking 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. Steve Martin vegas play thinking I'm trying to think of other ones. Oh, yeah, I'd say - somebody would buy something and we'd say, and because you are our hundredth customer today, you get a free paperback. Steve Martin trying today thinking
