Steve martin Quote by Steve Buscemi Download Open image “I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.” — Steve Buscemi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare George Carlin Steve martin
One of my greatest inspirations for stand-up was Jonathan Winters. He was a genius. One thing about him, and also Lenny Bruce, is that… — Robert Klein Copy Share Image
I loved George Carlin... I used to sit in front of the TV and watch the HBO comedy specials. I loved those comedy specials. — Mick Foley Copy Share Image
I never did stand-up. If I've been funny ever, it was with other actors. — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
Growing up, I didn't really watch a lot of standup. I didn't know you could be a low-energy comedian. It was something I did… — Dan Mintz Copy Share Image
I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up. I was in a comedy team called Red Johnny And The Round Guy. — John DiMaggio Copy Share Image
Stand-up was interesting to me at the beginning, because I was trying to parody it. My early stand-up was really Andy Kaufman-esque, and then… — Bobcat Goldthwait Copy Share Image
I suppose things are better now, but ... I don't know. People still hate each other, they just know how to hide it better. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I read the script and decide if a particular character looks fun to play. I look for complexity and a sense of humor. Those… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I never know what I'm going to get. A 'Sopranos' fan is very different from a 'Big Lebowski' fan. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
Nothing's really changed for me over the years. I like telling stories about people with problems. I can't really put it much simpler than… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I don't tend to think of the characters i play as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don't fit into society, because I still sort of feel that… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it. Actually, when I did theater, I… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
When I was doing stand-up, I was about twenty, and I really think that that's a little too young. I didn't have a whole… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
With Animal Factory you'd think that because it's mostly interiors, you could shoot it anywhere. So we shot this in Philadelphia, and we had… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
The Pink Panther wasn't shown to the press for reasons that soon became apparent when I saw it at a public performance. Two people… — Philip French Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is a very hard thing on the spirit. There are people who transcend it, like Jack Benny and Steve Martin, but in… — Mike Nichols Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to Steve Martin and Robin Williams, so I didn't ever intend to be a musical comedian. I sort of stumbled… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
Steve Martin said that philosophy is good for comedy because it screws up your thinking just enough, and I agree with that. Being forced… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I was at a dinner party with a group of people, and we were talking about fake names. You know, how its difficult to… — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
The only thing I really recommend, if you're starting out in stand-up is to not try to copy anybody else. You can be influenced… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
I'd love to work with Steve Martin. I'd love to work with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd. — Chris Pratt Copy Share Image
“If we’re friends, I’m only the funniest guy you know because you don’t know John Cleese. Or Steve Martin. Or Jack Handey. Or, or, or,… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Seriously, if you want to get inside the head of a stand-up comic, you could do a lot worse than reading Steve Martin's Born… — Al Murray Copy Share Image
When I was a bit older I had all of the George Carlin records, all of the Steve Martin records, all of the Cheech… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
