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I will do anything to look like him - except, of course, exercise or eat right.
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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The operation was a success, but I'm afraid the doctor is dead.
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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.
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I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic.
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