Steve Martin: "You.. can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes! You can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes! You say.. "Steve.. how can I be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes?" First.. get a million dollars. Now.. you say, "Steve.. what do I say to the tax man when he comes to my door and says, 'You.. have never paid taxes'?" Two simple words. Two simple words in the English language: "I forgot!"
This sounds like a load of bullshit from one of the biggest bullshitters of the 21st century. He also didn't realize, when he signed a contract to write his tell-all for one publisher, that he was locked into writing any Survivor-themed books for CBS' publishing partner, Simon & Schuster. So he tried to turn it into a book about "surviving" in the business world - which, not surprisingly, led to the contract being cancelled.