Steve Martin quotes
- From the movie: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
- From the movie: Sgt. Bilko
- From the movie: Roxanne
“I'm tired of having a magnificient, fabulous, interesting nose. I want a cute little, petite, little button nose.”
- From the movie: Planes, Trains & Automobiles
“- Car Rental Agent: [cheerfully] Welcome to Marathon, may I help you?
- Neal Page: Yes.
- Car Rental Agent: How may I help you?
- Neal Page: You can start by wiping that fucking dumb-ass smile off your rosey, fucking, cheeks! And you can give me a fucking automobile: a fucking Datsun, a fucking Toyota, a fucking Mustang, a fucking Buick! Four...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: Father of the Bride
- George Banks: I have a great idea where we can have this lovely, not small, but not too big wedding.
- Nina Banks: You do? Where?
- George Banks: At our favorite restaurant. The place we've been eating at for fifteen years. The best. The Steak Pit!
- Annie Banks: Dad, get serious.
- Matty Banks: I don't think you want the word "Pit" on a... (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: The Jerk
- From the movie: The Man with Two Brains
- Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: Would you read that back to me? I'm afraid that might make me sound pompous to your readers.
- Olsen: "My brilliant research in brain transplantation is unsurpassed, and will probably make my name live beyond eternity".
- Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: Well, that's all right. Take out the "probably". It makes me sound... (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: The Lonely Guy
- From the movie: Roxanne
- From the movie: Father of the Bride Part II
We could sell this house in a second. It's the “Leave It to Beaver” house that everybody wants.
- From the movie: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
“- Juliet Forrest: Sometimes I feel I would like to...
- Rigby Reardon: You'd like to what? Kiss me? Yeah, that would be nice. It would give me a chance to tell her I was starting to feel something for her, too. Something warm and squishy. But how could I explain that a man in my business can't take on a wife, have a bunch of kids?
- Juliet...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: HouseSitter
“- Becky Metcalf: I didn't want to marry a dreamer. I'm not that brave. But when I see you through Gwen's eyes you look very different to me.
- Newton Davis: How?
- Becky Metcalf: Well, I could see how a dreamer, with somebody who believes in him, could do great things.” - From the movie: The Man with Two Brains
“- Dolores: By the way, I fired Ramon yesterday.
- Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: Ramon? Ramon is such a fine man. What did he do?
- Dolores: He came up behind me and he grabbed my breasts.
- Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: What? I haven't even done that yet.” - From the movie: The Jerk
- From the movie: Leap of Faith
- From the movie: HouseSitter
“- Newton Davis: It's not a marriage! It is a simple arrangement in which I will share my house with her and in exchange for which she will argue with me in public and generally make my life incredibly terrible.
- Marty: That's marriage.” - From the movie: Father of the Bride
- From the movie: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
- "Handsome"(in "Suspicion") : You don't smoke, do you?
- Rigby Reardon: No, I have tuberculosis.
- "Handsome"(in "Suspicion") : Oh, thank heaven for that. - From the movie: The Lonely Guy
“- Larry: Oh, I hate these places. Don't you? It's like, most of these guys are just here for one thing. I guess I want to meet someone I can talk to, just get to know. And go to dinners with, and museums, art galleries. I think what I'm looking for is more of a real relationship.
- Girl in Bar: Oh, that's great, Larry. But I just came here to...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: The Lonely Guy
“- Warren: I don't like to take naps. I don't like to wake up more than once a day. Because when I first wake up I get that shock of who I am and everything. I really don't like to do that more than once a day.
- Larry: Ya.” - From the movie: The Jerk
“- Navin: Do you think it's possible that someday, you could make love with me and think of him?
- Marie: Who knows, maybe you and he could make love and you could think of me.
- Navin: I'd just be happy to be in there somewhere.” - From the movie: Parenthood
“Hey, let's have five. Let's have six. Let's have a dozen and pretend they're donuts!”
- From the movie: The Lonely Guy
“- Larry:I don't have anything in my place, I just left with a suitcase. I lost my comb. This morning, I had to brush my hair with my toothbrush. I mean, I cleaned it out really good so I feel more comfortable, but it takes about twenty minutes. Does it look okay?
- Warren: No, it looks good, I was just thinking about how good it looks.
- Larry:...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: The Out-of-Towners
“Do you know what your problem is? You live here. You're jaded. What you need is an outsider. In the last 24 hours I have experienced more in this city that most people who have lived here their whole lives! I climbed to the top of a luxury hotel! Not in the elevator! On the actual hotel itself! And then I fell...in love with my wife all over...” (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: Sgt. Bilko
“- Pfc. Wally Holbrook: I don't gamble.
- Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko: Well, what is it you do do?
- Pfc. Wally Holbrook: Permission to speak freely...
- Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko: Yeah, yeah, yeah, go ahead!
- Pfc. Wally Holbrook: I get up every morning and I get dressed to protect the American way of life.
- Master Sergeant Ernest G....” (continue)(continue reading)
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