<<Bruce is the sharpest denter of taboos at present active in show business. Alone among those who work the clubs, he is a true iconoclast. Others josh, snipe and rib; only Bruce demolishes. He breaks through the barrier of laughter to the horizon beyond, where the truth has its sanctuary. People say he is shocking and they are quite correct. Part of his purpose is to force us to redefine what we mean by ''being shocked''.

"The smoking of marijuana should be encouraged because it does not induce lung cancer. Children ought to watch pornographic movies: its healthier than learning about sex from Hollywood. Veneral disease is news only when poor people catch it. Publicity is stronger than sanity: given the right PR, armpit hair on female singers could become a national fetish.''>>

Accordind 2 Gustave Flaubert — the artist is a disease of society.