Quotable Steve Martin

"I have decided my act is going to go avant-garde. It is the only way to do what I want."

I'm not sure what I meant, but I wanted to use the lingo, and it was seductive to make these pronouncements. Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.

-Steve Martin
Born Standing Up

Love him. I laughed all the way through the book which includes early descriptions of Disneyland and Martin's cross-country adventures while building his stand-up comedy routine, everything I didn't know that came before Father of the Bride.

 Buy the book here. (Thnx, ADM, for the rec).