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Martin Short [1950-0] American

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Martin Hayter Short CM is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. He is known for his work on the television programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live.

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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.		101
I think I'm funny because my family, my siblings were funny.	Funny	102
No one is any one thing.		103
I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations.		104
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.		105
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.		106
You try to figure out things to keep yourself interested. It's very easy to get lulled.		107
Someone once asked me what was the weirdest question I was ever asked. And I was stymied.		108
People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue.		109
I've chosen to treat my life more like a party than something to stress about.		110
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.		111
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.	Cool	112
All you're trying to do in an improvisation is get as much material as possible for the editing room.		113
One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife.		114
Sometimes people get passionate about the obscure jokes.		115
My mother was the concert master of the symphony. Absurdity and eccentricity were not criticized.		116
I've never done an improvised movie as a fictitious character. I think that's the challenge.		117
I think loss can fuel how you lead your whole life.		118
I know if I were to drop dead now, people would probably write nice things in the obit.		119
I have a kind of objective luxury about my career.		120
Being the youngest of five, you're adored, you're fueled with confidence.		121
You go through publicists because it's easy for a publicist to say to another publicist, 'No'.		122
I have sometimes imagined my own death and brought myself to tears.		123
I've done lots of improv things but not a whole movie.		124

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