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
blew knew mind
I said, 'Shut up! You're Jonas Salk.' He knew who I was. That blew my mind.
believe talking mind
I am a huge fan of proselytizing. I am a huge fan of speaking your mind. The only way we can share the universe... is by talking very strongly about what we believe.
change freedom mind people
You can't allow people freedom and then change your mind when the things don't go your way.
coffee discuss drink sit
We would sit and drink decaffeinated coffee and discuss things. Always pretentiously.
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.
harder secret willing work
The only secret of magic is that I'm willing to work harder on it than you think it's worth.
fact matter
The fact of the matter is, if you want to be anonymous, you're still better off at the peep show,
created name national soft
'Moxie' is a name that was created by an American for the first national soft drink and then went on to mean chutzpah, and that's nice.
downside
Well, see, there's a downside to that, too,
awful please print promised wish
Please print that I promised him I wouldn't do it. I feel awful about it. I wish I hadn't done it.
mom people whether
My mom, if you asked her if she was interested in whether or not people gambled, would say no.
good penn practical stopped teller
Penn & Teller stopped doing practical jokes, and the reason is we got much too good at it.