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You want to know how I think art should be taught to children? Take them to a museum and say, 'This is art, and you can't do it.
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
Actor
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Waco
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Steve Glenn Martin
Stephen Glenn Martin
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