More quotes by Steve Martin

"Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol."
"It's so hard to believe in anything anymore. I mean, it's like, religion, you really can't take it seriously, because it seems so mythological, it seems so arbitrary...but, on the other hand, science is just pure empiricism, and by virtue of its method, it excludes metaphysics. I guess I wouldn't believe in anything anymore if it weren't for my lucky astrology mood watch."
"I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot."
"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."
"Boy, those French! They have a different word for everything."