Top 24 Quotes by Martin Short

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.