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Martin Short Biography

Martin Hayter Short, CM, (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American actor, voice artist, comedian and writer. He is known for his work on the television programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He has starred in comedy films, such as Three Amigos (1986), Innerspace (1987), Three Fugitives (1989), Father of the Bride (1991), Pure Luck (1991), Captain Ron (1992), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), Mars Attacks! (1996) and Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), and created the characters, Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. In 1999, he won a Tony Award for his lead performance in a Broadway revival of Little Me.

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Ill give you an idea of how Jewish Mel Brooks is: Thats a nose job.

Giving, Idea, Ideas, Job, Jobs, Nose

There was an era when people would turn on their radio and hear a radio drama. Now, you could be as scared by that as seeing it filmed. In those days, people used to sit by the fire and imagine what they were hearing. Everything is its own art form.

Art, Drama, Filmed, Fire, Scared, Sit

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

Father, Irish, People, Think, Thinking

I'm an actor who loves doing comedy.

Actor, Actors, Comedy, Loves

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.

Belongs, Hospitality, Hotel, Palace, Palaces, Royal

When you start a new project and they say, "Your director is going to be Joe Blo," you're hoping that Joe Blo will be the next Martin Scorsese, but it doesn't always work out that way.

Blo, Directors, Hoping, Say, Way, Work Out

If you have wonderful moments, don't second-guess them, just enjoy them.

Enjoy, Moments, Wonderful

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

Easy, Figure, Figures, Interested, Lulled, Trying

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

Cutting, Lead, Life, Loss, Whole

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

Editing, Improvisation, Room, Rooms, Trying

I'm totally aware of how lucky I am. I have health, family, children. I do work that gives me total joy and allows me to make a living, and maybe, if I'm lucky enough, I'll feel I've fulfilled a little bit of service to society because I brought other people some laughter.

Children, Fulfilled, Laughter, People, Society

The thing in comedy is that once you start worrying about something not succeeding, you're frozen. There's no verdict on anything. You can make ¡Three Amigos!, and some people will at the time say, "Oh, that's too silly. " Then five years later, silly is hip. Now it's considered art. I never comment on anything I do, because if I say anything negative about X film, or X TV show, or X project, people who saw it and loved it go, "Well, am I an idiot?"

Art, People, Say, Silly, Thing, Time

All the actor does is, he tries to get as many takes as he can out of the director that day. So he can walk away and say to himself, "Hey, it's in there. I'm not going to edit it. I'm not going to make those choices. If they want to blow it, it's fine. But I've done all I can. " You're right. I'm always amazed when actors bash films as if those grips and that cinematographer didn't work hard enough.

Bash, Blow, Choices, Enough, Hard Work, Work

A musical is only as good as its director. The same can also be said for the CIA.

Director, Directors, Musical, Said, Same

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.

Assignments, Done, Head, Things, Want, Writing

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

Life, Stress, Party

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

Asked, Question, Stymied, Weirdest

The thing you can always rely on, your core person, comes from your family's attention and love.

Attention, Attention And Love, Core, Family, Persons, Thing

People have very specific opinions of comedy. Slapstick was an art form in the '20s and the lowest form of show business in the '50s. Who's right, who's wrong? Who's an idiot, who's not?

50S, Art, Comedy, Idiot, People

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

Fun, Hate, Think, Thinking

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