Martin Short Quotes

  • 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 peo...
  • I truly believe that when you`re funny, you`re blessed. Your whole life is kind of golden. I was happy, although it was not perfect happiness. There was illness and sadness and death. [2000]
  • Two words, sweetie: balloon mortgage. And the need to be loved. [On why he remains in show business]
  • 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...One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife.
  • This is satire. I am a satirist. Modern-day society has this obsession with needing to know every ounce of angst about performers` lives, to the point that it becomes more important than whether they can perform. [On his Broadway show Martin Short: Fame B...
Name Martin Short
Age 58
Height 5' 7½"  (171 cm)
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Brown - Light
Date of Birth March 25, 1950
Birthplace Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Star Sign Aries
Nationality Canada
Occupation Actor