28 January 2008
Reviews
Look, this blog isn’t all fun and games–time for some seriousness! In 2007, Steve Martin published a sort of memoir, Born Standing Up that chronicles his life as a stage performer. From the magic shops of Disneyland to lonely on-the-road burnout to superstardom in the late 1970s, Martin exercises his hindsight, talking about relationships with [...]
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books,
comedy,
film,
Reviews,
stand-up,
Steve Martin,
success
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5 January 2008
Uncategorized
Recently, Matt at 37 Signals (makers of Basecamp), wrote a post about how to “get ink.” At the end of the post, he talks about being “undeniably goody,” and puts up this quote by Steve Martin from his recent appearance on Charlie Rose: When people ask me how do you make it in show business [...]
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business,
popularity,
success,
the trade,
writing
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