Steve Martin

introductions are hard to come by when your natural state is shyness ↗

— Steve Martin

#nature

Free love, man, Free Love! Which, by the way, was the single greatest concept a young man has ever heard. About three years late, women got wise an my frustration returned to normal levels. ↗

— Steve Martin

#memoir #steve-martin #love

Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent. ↗

— Steve Martin

#celebrity-memoir #creativity #creativity-and-attitude #memoir #perseverance

I've always believed that there are funny people everywhere, but they're just not comedians. In fact, some of my best comedic inspirations were not professional entertainers. ↗

— Steve Martin

#believed #best #comedians #comedic #entertainers

I just believe that the interesting time in a career is pre-success, what shaped things, how did you get to this point. ↗

— Steve Martin

#career #did #get #how #i

In my banjo show with the Steep Canyon Rangers, I do do comedy during that show. It'd be absurd just to stand there mute and play 25 banjo songs. ↗

— Steve Martin

#banjo #canyon #comedy #during #i

Nothing I do is done by popular demand. ↗

— Steve Martin

#done #i #i do #nothing #popular

The banjo is truly an American instrument, and it captures something about our past. ↗

— Steve Martin

#american #banjo #captures #instrument #our

The bluegrass community... can be very strict. I didn't know if I'd be welcomed into the bluegrass community or not, but I think they judge you very fairly... I felt really welcome. ↗

— Steve Martin

#community #fairly #felt #i #i think

Tweeting is really only good for one thing - it's just good for tweeting... It is rewarding, because it's just its own reward. It's sort of like heaven. ↗

— Steve Martin

#good #heaven #just #like #one thing