Creative Quotations from Steve Martin (1945-___) born on Aug 14 US comedian, actor; His movies include Roxanne, The Jerk, and Simple Twist of Fate. EXCUUUUSE.

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Creative Quotations from Steve Martin (1945-___) born on Aug 14 US comedian, actor; His movies include Roxanne, The Jerk, and Simple Twist of Fate. EXCUUUUSE ME!

"You know what your problem is, it's that you haven't seen enough movies - all of life's riddles are answered in the movies.“ from the film Grand Canyon

A joke that works is complete knowledge in a nanosecond.

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

Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.

Comedy may be big business but it isn't pretty.

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CREDITS: Copyright 2008, Baertracks. BeMoreCreative & Creative Quotations are pending trademarks. Photo provided by GNU Free Documentation license (Wikimedia Commons) Background music from Sound Ideas.