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
crazy thinking people
My tolerance for crazy people is, I think, high a tolerance as you're ever going to find. I love being around David Allen Coe. I would have loved to hang out with Tiny Tim. I can listen to Sun Ra on a tape-recording rant.
crazy taste bob
Bob Barr is not crazy enough for my taste.
stupid crazy believe
I do believe that a belief in God is crazy, but that doesn't mean that the people who believe in it are crazy. Those are two different things. Ideas can be stupid and crazy, and the people who hold those ideas are not necessarily stupid and crazy.
crazy nice tolerance
Tolerance is you saying something crazy and me smiling and saying, 'That's nice.'
believe honesty incredibly
In all honesty, I believe we're fair, and incredibly biased. These are two different things. On our show there are no ambushes.
dearly friend last loved means night talked worked
It's really not good, ... I mean, when I talked to Siegfried last night, he said, you know, it was going to be OK. You have no idea what that means. It means a friend that he's loved dearly and worked with for 28 years -- his heart's still beating, and there's still hope.
cheesy intend penn teller until
I intend to do the Penn & Teller show until they pry my cheesy magic wand from my cold dead fingers.
life totally
I'm totally clean and sober my whole life.
business marriage straight though totally
I'm totally against straight marriage - even though I'm married. I don't think heterosexual marriage is any of the government's business.
uplifting words
It kind of makes me feel great, because words still have power, ... I just like how uplifting the idea is: Words are powerful.
guy laptop needed
The reason I'm an I.B.M.-type guy today is that I really needed a laptop back in 1986, and I just couldn't wait for the Powerbook.
good magic needs realized time
And we realized it was time to do a show underwater. Magic needs a good head-soaking.
costello elvis five forward saw seeing
Five years ago, I was in New York, and I saw Elvis Costello and I said, 'I look forward to seeing you in Vegas,
dad might parents western
very puritanical parents in western Massachusetts. If my dad stubbed his toe, you might get 'hell' out of him.