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It's not what you know, it's what you think you know.

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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
Actor
Art Collector
Banjoist
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Producer
Musician
Performing Artist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Street Artist
Waco
Texas
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I thought if I had a Twitter feed and say I had a following of a 100,000, that means 100,000 of them would be interested in my book. It was logical, but it didn't turn out to be true. It turned out if I had a Twitter feed of a 100,000, four of them were interested in my book.
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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 cannot smell mothballs because it's so difficult to get their little legs apart.
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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
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I knew I could only play Cyrano if he were Americanized. I had no intention of writing the script myself. I was afraid of it. You're playing with fire when you tamper with a classic. So I went looking for a writer. But it was such a personal idea, and anyone I would give it to would make it his own. It's hard to ask Neil Simon to write your idea.
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When I first started doing my comedy act, I just desperately needed material. So I took literally everything I knew how to do on stage with me, which was juggling, magic and banjo and my little comedy routines. I always felt the audience sorta tolerated the serious musical parts while I was doing my comedy.
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she is nearing forty and not so easily forgiven as when her skin bloomed like roses.
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Acting is collaborative because you are working with another actor, and it's almost like a two-man juggling team. You have to really be in sync.
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I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.
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Comedy makes you humble. Because there are so many opportunities to miss, and strike out.
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I did a lot of things when I first started out. In order to be in show business, I juggled, I did magic tricks, cards tricks and I played the banjo.
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I was deeply unhappy, but I didn't know it because I was so happy all the time.
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Now let's repeat the non-conformists' oath: I promise to be different! I promise to be unique! I promise not to repeat things other people say! Good!
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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.
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I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.
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Private companies have a lot of capital. They can run things efficiently and get projects built.
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We've taken what was just once a racetrack and made it a multifaceted gaming destination for the entire region.
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Reviews for someone like me come in three packages. One is justifiable praise, the second is justifiable criticism, and the third is, This is only published because he's a celebrity.
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With comedy, you never know until you put it in front of an audience. You shoot it and a year later you have no idea if it's going to work. And then you get the response. It's great when it's good.
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So, while fitting in, she was like a wicked detail standing out against a placid background.
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