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.
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I've never revved my car at a light for an attractive woman or an auto-rival, not even as a joke.
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I like to read in the dark. I like to go into the bathtub, turn out all the lights, and in the dark, read my books.
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For the most part, any serious magic show is not using very much technology newer than theatrical lights.
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The whole thing comes from Provenza and I talking about be-bop jazz about five years ago when I got obsessed with it, and still am,
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And we realized it was time to do a show underwater. Magic needs a good head-soaking.
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Five years ago, I was in New York, and I saw Elvis Costello and I said, 'I look forward to seeing you in Vegas,
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Provenza transcribed every minute of those hours on a computer. That allowed him to manipulate the information in his head, very much like Mozart, I would think,
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proved that I wasn't an idiot for loving the American people.
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The thing was, I have a very good job; he has a very good job,
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very puritanical parents in western Massachusetts. If my dad stubbed his toe, you might get 'hell' out of him.
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I think it's pretty cruel to give a kid a name that others are going to have. I think it's very important to have a unique name within any group you're likely to be in.
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We know what racist people look like. They don't deny it. They just don't!
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Obama is a great leader. He can fire people up and get them to do what he wants.