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Steve Martin

Bad psychoanalysis would say I enjoyed pleasing people, working really hard and pleasing people, which is probably related to my father in some way. But I really liked working hard. When I worked at Disneyland, I'd do 12 hours straight and go home thrille

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Steve Martin is saying that a simplistic psychological explanation might link his enjoyment of hard work and pleasing others to his father, but he genuinely found satisfaction in working hard itself. He gives an example from his time at Disneyland, where he happily worked long hours without feeling burdened.

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