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I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot. ↗

— Steve Martin

#aspire #become #believe #entertainment #i

I believe that Ronald Reagan will someday make this country what it once was... an arctic wilderness. ↗

— Steve Martin

#believe #country #i #i believe #i believe that

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#notice #religious #silence #take #them

I loved to make people laugh in high school, and then I found I loved being on stage in front of people. I'm sure that's some kind of ego trip or a way to overcome shyness. I was very kind of shy and reserved, so there's a way to be on stage and be performing and balance your life out. ↗

— Steve Martin

#being #ego #found #front #high

Hosting the Oscars is much like making love to a woman. It's something I only get to do when Billy Crystal is out of town. ↗

— Steve Martin

#crystal #get #hosting #i #like

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. ↗

— Steve Martin

#about #any #being #bluegrass #feel

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. ↗

— Steve Martin

#americanized #anyone #ask #classic #could

I thought 'Borat' was a breakthrough comedy, because it was really funny. It wasn't some studio-produced script with 14 writers. ↗

— Steve Martin

#breakthrough #comedy #funny #i #really

I've got to keep breathing. It'll be my worst business mistake if I don't. ↗

— Steve Martin

#business #got #i #keep #mistake

Movies always are 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

#always #because #being #bond #bother