“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.” YearsCoursesComedyFourFameTenSeekingComicHeroicFour YearsOriginalityStand Up ComedyRefining Author:Steve Martin
“That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding.” GivingTodayUnderstandingDecisionInformation Author:Edward Abbey
“Dinosaurs did not walk with humans. The evolutionary record says different. They gambled.” HumansDifferentWalksRecordsDinosaurs Author:Steve Martin
“I actually credit Twitter with fine-tuning some joke-writing skills. I still feel like I'm working at it.” FeelsWritingStillsFineSkillsJokesCreditTuningFine TuningWriting Skills Author:Steve Martin
“I think there are people out there writing original bluegrass songs, but it's hard to get them out on the air.” PeopleThinkingWritingHardSongAirOriginalsBluegrass Author:Steve Martin
“I thought 'Borat' was a breakthrough comedy, because it was really funny. It wasn't some studio-produced script with 14 writers.” FunnyComedyScriptsStudiosBreakthrough Author:Steve Martin
“The banjo is truly an American instrument, and it captures something about our past.” PastInstrumentsCaptureOur PastBanjos Author:Steve Martin
“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.” ActorsStarsDemocratMovieTallMovie StarSkinny Author:Steve Martin