Steve Martin is such an exquisite and precise writer. Everything is so clear; it's like a bell. He says what he means and says it so beautifully.
I just find that the harder you work and the more effort you put into yourself, the better you'll be.
I like being alone and I think this movie, as much as it is an investigation of connection and people bonding, I also think it's just as much about loneliness.
It's not uncommon to hear people say that the re-entry into their lives is very hard. A lot of actors say that the hardest thing about working is not working, because you go from one of the most structured environments in the world to a place of no structure. Maybe that's why you see someone go from movie to movie to movie.
Dating is just awkward moments and one person wants more than the other. It's just that constant strangeness. I think it's a very real thing.
When my first daughter was born, I had to figure out a new way of [making music] so that I wouldn't wake her up.
Whereas I think in New York every step is a detour in every direction.
What I love about lyrics is that they don't have to be very complicated. A good sentence over a great chord with a good melody - all you need is that one moment.
I have never stopped playing music.
I admire the actors that truly can impersonate someone - become someone, inhabit someone. It's amazing when you see it done.
What I think is so great about interviews, is when people cite inspirations.
I'm a very slow reader, and books of interviews are an absolute favorite of mine.
Writing is like building a bridge while you're on it. If you step forward you fall off and there's nothing in front of you.
It was always hard for me to really make friends, but that's just because I like to stay home.
I've never invested myself properly in trying to write stories. When I write lyrics, mostly I write each sentence separately on an index card and then I lay them out and I just mix them up.
