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
life totally
I'm totally clean and sober my whole life.
ideas health-and-life celebration
I love the idea that horror and fear is a celebration of health and life.
letting-go reality later-in-life
In reality, many people let go of religion later in life.
alcohol drug private-life
In my private life, I'm not around any drugs or alcohol.
thinking better-life evidence
I have no evidence that libertarianism leads to a better life. I just think it is morally right.
hate proselytizing everlasting-life
How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize?
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.
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,