Martin Short Quotes

I think I'm funny because my family, my siblings were funny.
Martin Short

Funny, Family, Siblings

I have sometimes imagined my own death and brought myself to tears.
Martin Short

Death, Sometimes, Tears

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.
Martin Short

Someone, Done, Write

I know if I were to drop dead now, people would probably write nice things in the obit.
Martin Short

Nice, Dead, Write

People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue.
Martin Short

Father, Irish, Jewish

What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows.
Martin Short

Great, Character, Actor

All you're trying to do in an improvisation is get as much material as possible for the editing room.
Martin Short

Trying, Possible, Room

Being the youngest of five, you're adored, you're fueled with confidence.
Martin Short

Confidence, Five, Youngest

David Lynch and I almost made a movie together in the late '80s. We had lots of dinners and lunches. He's a very cool, hip guy. This film, let's face it, is like an homage to him, I would imagine he'd find it funny.
Martin Short

Funny, Cool, Together

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

Hate, Fun, Audience

I have a kind of objective luxury about my career.
Martin Short

Career, Objective, Luxury

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.
Martin Short

Family, Pretend, Hotel

I think loss can fuel how you lead your whole life.
Martin Short

Life, Whole, Loss

I've chosen to treat my life more like a party than something to stress about.
Martin Short

Life, Stress, Treat

I've done lots of improv things but not a whole movie.
Martin Short

Done, Whole, Movie

I've never done an improvised movie as a fictitious character. I think that's the challenge.
Martin Short

Character, Done, Challenge

My mother was the concert master of the symphony. Absurdity and eccentricity were not criticized.
Martin Short

Mother, Master, Absurdity

No one is any one thing.
Martin Short

One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife.
Martin Short

Great, Influences, Barney

Someone once asked me what was the weirdest question I was ever asked. And I was stymied.
Martin Short

Someone, Once, Question

Sometimes people get passionate about the obscure jokes.
Martin Short

Sometimes, Jokes, Passionate

What I learned, a little too late, was that the 'traditional' Martin Short target viewer weighs under 300 pounds. Unfortunately, I was on during daytime.
Martin Short

Learned, Short, Late

You go through publicists because it's easy for a publicist to say to another publicist, 'No'.
Martin Short

Through, Another, Easy

You try to figure out things to keep yourself interested. It's very easy to get lulled.
Martin Short

Yourself, Try, Keep

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: March 26, 1950

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