I find animated movies very touching. They reach an audience that's hard to get with a live-action film.
Steve MartinTalent is the ability to say things well, but genius is the ability to, well, say things.
Steve MartinI happened to take a photo, and there was my wife, my dog and my banjo, all in the same shot - and I thought, "Oh, that's like a family portrait right there."
Steve MartinYou know when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea: have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener!
Steve MartinI've been writing for a long time, since the late '60s. But it hasn't been in the same form. I used to write scripts for television. I wrote for my comedy act. Then I wrote screenplays, and then I started writing New Yorker essays, and then I started writing plays. I didn't start writing prose, really, until the New Yorker essays, but they were comic. I didn't start writing prose, really, until the '90s. In my head, there was a link between everything. One thing led to another.
Steve Martin