Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette
Penn Fraser Jilletteis an American magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. He is also known for his advocacy of atheism, scientific skepticism, libertarianism and free-market capitalism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMagician
Date of Birth5 March 1955
CityGreenfield, MA
CountryUnited States of America
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There was never a lighting crew, sound crew, makeup crew, anything, ... The list of cameramen is a list of great bebop musicians and writers in L.A., buddies of ours who just happened to be around.
house money
It's the house of a 12-year-old with a lot of money.
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It's a business partnership. And I think we do better stuff together than we do separately. It's very easy ? we have the same values and morality. ... I think the nice thing is we care about the show more than we care about each other.
composer styles work
Working in television, you really need a composer who can work in many styles especially when you're working in comedy. Stockdale can do anything.
thinking compassion people
People need to be fed, medicated, educated, clothed, and sheltered, and if we're compassionate we'll help them, but you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right. There is great joy in helping people, but no joy in doing it at gunpoint.
messages mediums
The medium is not the message - the message is the message.
downside
Well, see, there's a downside to that, too,
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We would sit and drink decaffeinated coffee and discuss things. Always pretentiously.
good gotten people
I read a lot of books to my children, and they all seem really good. I think people have gotten really good at children's books.
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If there is room for Chris Bliss and there is, there's also room for Jason Garfield to make fun of him.
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If there are two things Penn & Teller stand for, it's the truth & lying, although not necessarily in that order.
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In the '60s, you know, you had this -- you'd have, you know, James Brown on the same show with Alan King, and that was -- that made perfect sense, and it still makes perfect sense,
believe stuff
I don't question things that go against what I believe very much. But boy, the stuff that I really want to believe, I really question a lot.
I'm not misunderstood. I am brash. I make my living being brash.