Quotes by Martin Short

Martin Short

[Ed Grimley] lives in a retirement home in New Jersey. It’s called the Retirement Home in New Jersey for Characters Who Were Interesting in the ’80s for About an Hour. He’s there with the Whiners, Gumby and Jon Lovitz’s ‘That’s the ticket’ guy.

Character

Home

Retirement

A few years ago, I won a Tony for Little Me and I learned two important lessons from that experience. 1. Fair-weather friends are so much more interesting to be around and 2. It’s amazing what this award fetches on E-Bay.

Awards

Weather

Years

All the actor does is, he tries to get as many takes as he can out of the director that day. So he can walk away and say to himself, “Hey, it’s in there. I’m not going to edit it. I’m not going to make those choices. If they want to blow it, it’s fine. But I’ve done all I can.” You’re right. I’m always amazed when actors bash films as if those grips and that cinematographer didn’t work hard enough.

Blow

Choices

Hard Work

All these things that enter your head are assignments. You write them up and then throw them out there and if someone wants to do it, your assignment is done.

Done

Want

Writing

An actor can spew out thoughts, but they’re not all gold.

Actors

Gold

Being the youngest of five, you’re adored, you’re fueled with confidence.

Confidence

Five

Comedy is a weird thing. You have to understand, it’s the weirdest thing you can do. There’s no consensus. It’s not like… People say, “I saw Saving Private Ryan, and that scene on the beach is just so moving.” I can’t imagine anyone who would say “I don’t find that moving!” But you can show, whether it’s Laurel & Hardy or the Three Stooges or Jiminy Glick In Lalawood, some people are going to look at it and say “That’s the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.” Some people will say “I don’t get it.” Who’s right, who’s wrong?

Beach

Moving

People

I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It’s always fun to defy expectations.

Fun

Hate

Thinking

I pretend I’m one of the royal family when I’m in a hotel and that the hotel belongs to me – it is a palace.

Hospitality

Palaces

Royal

I still do live concerts all over the country – about four a month – with singing and characters and improv. It keeps me limber. I’ll never lose that. And comedy is still the bread and butter.

Character

Country

Live Concerts

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Brother

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Done

Drama

Easy

Enjoy

Fire

Five

Fun

Giving

Gold

Great Influence

Hard Work

Hate

Home

Hospitality

Ideas

Influence

Jobs

Life

Live Concerts

Loss

Masters

Moments

Mother

Moving

One Thing

Opportunity

Palaces

Party

People

Publicists

Retirement

Royal

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Sibling

Silly

Stress

Symphony

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Quotes by Martin Short

Martin Short

[Ed Grimley] lives in a retirement home in New Jersey. It’s called the Retirement Home in New Jersey for Characters Who Were Interesting in the ’80s for About an Hour. He’s there with the Whiners, Gumby and Jon Lovitz’s ‘That’s the ticket’ guy.

A few years ago, I won a Tony for Little Me and I learned two important lessons from that experience. 1. Fair-weather friends are so much more interesting to be around and 2. It’s amazing what this award fetches on E-Bay.

All these things that enter your head are assignments. You write them up and then throw them out there and if someone wants to do it, your assignment is done.

An actor can spew out thoughts, but they’re not all gold.

Being the youngest of five, you’re adored, you’re fueled with confidence.

I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It’s always fun to defy expectations.

I pretend I’m one of the royal family when I’m in a hotel and that the hotel belongs to me – it is a palace.

I still do live concerts all over the country – about four a month – with singing and characters and improv. It keeps me limber. I’ll never lose that. And comedy is still the bread and butter.

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