I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a by-product. The course was more plodding than heroic: I did not strive valiantly against doubters but took incremental steps studded with a few intuitive leaps.

— Steve Martin

...just remember, darling, it is pain that changes our lives.

— Steve Martin

Movies are always open to being remade because times change so much, and the tempo of movies changes. I think of it like a James Bond. They can have different actors play the same role... I've had people come up to me and say, 'We want to remake 'The Jerk' with so-and-so.' And I say, 'Fine.' It just doesn't bother me. It's an honor, actually.

— Steve Martin

People in coats and ties were milling around the Talley gallery, and on the wall were the minimally rendered still lives by Giorgio Morandi, most of them no bigger than a tea tray. Their thin browns, ashy grays, and muted blues made people speak softly to one another, as if a shouted word might curdle one of the paintings and ruin it. Bottles, carafes, and ceramic whatnot sat in his paintings like small animals huddling for warmth, and these shy pictures could easily hang next to a Picasso or Matisse without feeling inferior.

— Steve Martin

She is nearing forty and not so easily forgiven as when her skin bloomed like roses.

— Steve Martin

Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way.

— Steve Martin

Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.

— Steve Martin

...teaching is, after all, a form of show business.

— Steve Martin

Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent.

— Steve Martin

Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.

— Steve Martin