Quote by Steve Martin
I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent

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. – Steve Martin

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A celebrity is any well-known TV or movie star who looks like he spends more than two hours working on his hair. – Steve Martin

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I feel good about being able to take bluegrass on to television like Letterman and The View, and Ive heard nice things about being able to do that. I really havent felt any negativity toward me or my music. – Steve Martin

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Throughout my whole life, as a performer, Ive never played with a band. Ive always played alone, so I was never required to stay in rhythm or anything. So it was a real different experience for me to start playing with a band. There were so many basic things for me to learn. – Steve Martin

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Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability. – Francis Bacon

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So there was something of a learning curve with doing your own thing and people seeing you outside of the band. I mean, people have never really heard my voice before – or heard a whole record of mine before. So it was a completely new experience. – James Iha

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I hardly teach. Its more like a gathering of minds looking at one subject and learning from each other. I enjoy the process. – Fay Godwin

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There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. – Willa Cather

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