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I'm not a human being. I'm despicable and disgusting - but that's where the money is.

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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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Waco
Texas
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No matter how many times people say it - 'Oh, I'm just writing this for myself' 'Oh, I'm just doing this for myself' - nobody's doing it for themselves! You're doing it for an audience. So whether I'm performing or writing a book or playing music, it's definitely to be put out there and to be received in some way, definitely.
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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.
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Only then does he realize what he has done to Mirabelle, how wanting a square inch of her and not all of her has damaged them both, and how he cannot justify his actions except that, well, it was life.
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It's not the size of the nose that matters, it's what's inside that counts.
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I think films are about having a good time, so I don't know that there's a message. The message of a film is always what a critic writes, and the fun of a film or the emotion of a film is what the audience feels.
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The banjo is truly an American instrument, and it captures something about our past.
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I like all kinds of music. I listen to Abigail Washburn, the Punch Brothers, and Marc Johnson, the great clawhammer player. I also listen a lot to Sirius Radio, there's a lot of bluegrass there.
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You want to know how I think art should be taught to children? Take them to a museum and say, 'This is art, and you can't do it.
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My problem is that I don't get the same exhiliration from success as I get depression from failure.
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I always felt the audience sorta tolerated the serious musical parts while I was doing my comedy.
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She tried to get even with him through psychological warfare but couldn't, because he didn't care.
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I feel good about being able to take bluegrass on to television like 'Letterman' and 'The View,' and I've heard nice things about being able to do that. I really haven't felt any negativity toward me or my music.
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she is nearing forty and not so easily forgiven as when her skin bloomed like roses.
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What is a movie star? A movie star is many things. They can be tall, short, thin, or skinny. They can be Democrats... or skinny.
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I was raised with Laurel and Hardy and I Love Lucy and Jerry Lewis, and I just loved it. And I had a friend in high school and we would just laugh all day and put on skits. You know, it's the Andy Kaufman thing or the Marty Short thing where you're performing in your bedroom for yourself.
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These days it's hard to look at a poodle without thinking what a good meal he would make.
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With comedy, you have no place to go but more comedy, so you're never off the hook.
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People come up to me and say Steve, what is film editing? And I say How should I know? You're the director.
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What means the most to me changes through the years. There was a time when movies meant the most. But when I'm concentrating on a project, that's what means the most to me.
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