Steve Martin quotes
- From the movie: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
“All dames are alike: they reach down your throat so they can grab your heart, pull it out and they throw it on the floor, and they step on it with their high heels, they spit on it, shove it in the oven and they cook the shit out of it. Then they slice it into little pieces, slam it on a hunk of toast, and they serve it to you. And they expect...” (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: My Blue Heaven
- From the movie: ¡Three Amigos!
“- Lucky Day: Dusty, how do you like your bat?
- Dusty Bottoms: Medium rare.” - From the movie: The Man with Two Brains
- Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: There it is, darling. Your new home. The House of Hfuhruhurr.
- Dolores: What are those assholes doing on the porch?
- Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: Those aren't assholes. It's pronounced "azaleas". - From the movie: Mixed Nuts
“- Catherine: I'm not like you, Philip. I'm not one of those people that's only good on the phone. In person you just blame everybody. You made a mistake at the office, you gave out the address! Did I blame you? No! I blamed the Santa Anas! I don't even know what the Santa Anas are!
- Philip: They're the dry winds that blow in from the...
-...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: The Lonely Guy
“- Iris: How long have you been a lonely guy?
- Larry: Is it that noticeable? What is it that gave me away?
- Iris: I know phony sweat when I smell it. When you first came in, I thought you were Larry Bird.” “You know 'that look' women get when they want sex? Me neither.”
- From the movie: The Man with Two Brains
- Anne Uumellmahaye: Michael, you do so much for me, and I do nothing for you.
- Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: Are you out of your head? Sorry, I forgot. As far as I'm concerned, you're the most complete woman I've ever known. All my life, I wanted women with great bodies, women who were "Tens". Now, for the first time, I'm aroused by a mind. - From the movie: The Jerk
“He hates these cans. Stay away from the cans.”
- From the movie: L.A. Story
- From the movie: Parenthood
“- Grandma: You know, when I was nineteen, Grandpa took me on a roller coaster.
- Gil: Oh?
- Grandma: Up, down, up, down. Oh, what a ride!
- Gil: What a great story.
- Grandma: I always wanted to go again. You know, it was just so interesting to me that a ride could make me so frightened, so scared, so sick, so excited, and so thrilled all...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: The Man with Two Brains
“- Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: I can't inject you with window cleaner.
- Fran: I don't mind. Hey, what does it do anyway?
- Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: It causes your brain to die last.
- Fran: I don't mind.” - From the movie: L.A. Story
“Some of these buildings are over 20 years old.”
- From the movie: The Jerk
- From the movie: L.A. Story
“A kiss may not be the truth, but it is what we wish were true.”
- From the movie: L.A. Story
“Why is it that we don't always recognize the moment when love begins but we always know when it ends?”
- From the movie: My Blue Heaven
“- Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: You have something against books?
- Hannah Stubbs: I have nothing about books! I am curious about the books in your trunk.
- Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: You see, I was thinking of writing my story, so I bought this one on how to do it.
- Hannah Stubbs: Why do you need 25 copies of it?
- Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli:...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: HouseSitter
“Wow! You're a genius. You're like the Ernest Hemingway of bullshit.”
- From the movie: The Jerk
“The most exciting game on the midway! Imagine the thrill of getting your weight guessed by a professional! You can blow up your cheeks, you can stick out your chest, but you're not going to fool the guesser.”
- From the movie: The Muppet Movie
“- Miss Piggy: You mad, impetuous thing, it's champagne!
- Insolent Waiter: Not exactly. Sparkling Muscatel, one of the finest wines of Idaho.” - From the movie: Planes, Trains & Automobiles
- Neal Page: Let me close this conversation by saying that you are one unique individual.
- Del Griffith: Unique... what's that, Latin for "asshole"? - From the movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
“Oh, Lawrence! This is the happiest day of my life! I think my testicles are dropping!”
- From the movie: Roxanne
“I am in orbit around you, I am suspended weightless over you like the blue man in the Chagall, hanging over you in a delirious kiss.”
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