on undeserved success

on Steve Martin

"Of all the people I admire in show business, he's very close to being one of them."
- Martin Short

formative years

"When it comes to heavy reading? Not when there was a tv show to watch."
- Martin Short

"I don't know many people who sit back and look at their stuff and say, 'Fantastic!' - in many different professions their eye goes to the problem; not to what works."
- Martin Short 

"the only time a 72 year old man doesn't have to pee is when he's peeing"

I know that

Martin Short's classic weasel SNL lawyer character Nathan Thurm appeared best in the original 1984 depiction [video unavailable, unfortunately].