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Steve Martin Quotes

I have thought about some kind of musical involving my music. That would be kind of interesting. I have thought of it in that way, as a creator of something, not so much a performer. So that's in my head.

Steve Martin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: August 14, 1945

Topics

Music Be Kind Thought Interesting

When I started off many years ago, I made a determination that there were certain roles I didn't want to play.

Joe Morton

Determination Play Want Years Off

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Walls Thought You Heights Knowing

Something like 'Without a Paddle' does really well at the box office and I'm like, 'Oh, here we go.' In 'Without a Paddle' I'm the romantic lead - great! A comedy and that's what America wants. Then it did nothing for me and I went into kind-of a work abyss. I just didn't get another shot.

Matthew Lillard

Work Great Romantic Me Comedy Go

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Wisdom Power Thought Because Had

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.

Sun Tzu

Money Long Longevity Soldiers Our

My only ambition was to have 10 children. Fashion was an accident.

Sonia Rykiel

Children Ambition Fashion Only

My toes are all squished. During an operation, they had to take nerves out.

Steven Tyler

Out Take Toes Nerves Operation Had

I had the opportunity to go cast for a Hollywood film that was filming in Thailand called 'Mortal Kombat 2.' Out of 100 people, I was cast to be the stunt double for Robin Shou.

Tony Jaa

Opportunity People Go Hollywood Out

If somebody is willing to take some advice, then I have some, and that's just life in general. A lot of people don't want to hear anything.

Rob Van Dam

Life People Advice Want Anything

I had no role models from my own community - there was no such thing. Earlier on, there were people like Dolores Del Rio, but I was too young for that - that was before me. There was really nobody out there.

Rita Moreno

Community People Me Nobody Young

When I was 14, I was 5th in the world playing bagpipes - that's how I got the name Roddy the Piper, and then, you know, eventually it just became 'Roddy Piper.'

Roddy Piper

World Name You Know Playing Just

The Constitution is never tested during times of tranquility; it is during times of tension, turmoil, tragedy, trauma, and terrorism that it is sorely tested.

Mike Honda

Constitution Tragedy Terrorism Trauma