Top 24 Quotes by Martin Short

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

I have sometimes imagined my own death and brought myself to tears.

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.