Quotes by Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Explore a curated collection of 7 quotes by Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent. — Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Despite a lack of natural ability, I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naïveté, that fabulous — Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent. — Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a by-product. The course was more plodding than heroic: I did no — Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
...teaching is, after all, a form of show business. — Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Comedy is a distortion of what is happening, and there will always be something happening. — Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspir — Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life