The Jerk

Lucy's doing me a favor and re-creating one of my favorite movie scenes lately; this week she's paying tribute to Steve Martin in The Jerk. Unfortunately I can't find a clip but remember the scene near the end when he's sulking and leaving his home and...

"Well I'm gonna to go then. And I don't need any of this. I don't need this stuff, and I don't need you. I don't need anything except this. [picks up an ashtray]. And that's it and that's the only thing I need, is this. I don't need this or this. Just this ashtray. And this paddle game, the ashtray and the paddle game and that's all I need. And this remote control. The ashtray, the paddle game, and the remote control, and that's all I need. And these matches. The ashtray, and these matches, and the remote control and the paddle ball. And this lamp. The ashtray, this paddle game and the remote control and the lamp and that's all I need. And that's all I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one - I need this. The paddle game, and the chair, and the remote control, and the matches, for sure. And this. And that's all I need. The ashtray, the remote control, the paddle game, this magazine and the chair. And I don't need one other thing, except my dog. I don't need my dog."

Lately she walks around picking stuff up until she can't carry more, and

"all I need is this pink cat and this empty yogurt cup and this drumstick. And that's all I need. I don't need you, I just need this. And this ball. That's all I need. And this shoe. And that's all I need."

What a loveable little Jerk.