I knew I could only play Cyrano if he were Americanized. I had no intention of writing the script myself. I was afraid of it. You're playing with fire when you tamper with a classic. So I went looking for a writer. But it was such a personal idea, and anyone I would give it to would make it his own. It's hard to ask Neil Simon to write your idea.
Steve MartinI think when the movie `Roxanne' came out, which I also had written, I felt something new that I never felt, which was respect.
Steve MartinI guess I wouldn't believe in anything if it weren't for my lucky astrology mood watch.
Steve MartinI was not self-destructive, though I almost destroyed myself. In the end, I turned away from stand-up with a tired swivel of my head...
Steve Martin