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Steve has written lots of things that don't fit easily into other categories -- either because of genre or because they never made it to public presentation.

These articles are about those square pegs for the site's round holes.

 
 
People
5/12/2003, Vol. 59, Issue 18
Section: The 50 Most Beautiful People 2003
STEVE MARTIN: ACTOR/WRITER
By Steve Martin

 "IT'S VERY HARD BEING ONE of the most beautiful people. Having this kind of beauty is actually a burden. Sometimes I go to a party and not one of the other 49 most beautiful people is there. That makes me feel very solitary and alone, because it means I am the most beautiful person in the room.

"If I'm going to a party where I know there will be 'less-beautiful people,' I try to 'dress down' in order to hide my beauty. But this seems to have a counter-effect of actually making me more beautiful. I guess me and dungarees are a pretty potent combination.

"I try not to lord my beauty over others. This is very hard. I try not to mention that I am one of the most beautiful people, but somehow it always comes out. I will usually only bring it up when I'm asked to do a task, like open a garage door. People seem to enjoy my beauty and are genuinely happy for me, because after I mention it they always say, 'How nice for you.'"

 

 
   
 
 
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