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
stupid world doe
I'm always surprised when the corporate world does stupid things, because they're often not very stupid in hindsight.
cheesy magic cold
I intend to do the Penn & Teller show until they pry my cheesy magic wand from my cold dead fingers.
government definitions done
I have a very specific definition of censorship. Censorship must be done by the government or it's not censorship.
christian want fundamentalist
I get along so much better with fundamentalist Christians than I do with wishy-washy liberals, who want everyone to get along.
libertarian speak democrat
I don't speak for all Libertarians any more than Sean Penn speaks for all Democrats.
fire conquer eating
I didn't learn fire-eating to conquer my fears. I learned fire-eating because I desperately wanted to be in show business.
piano color matching
I like things matching. I have an upright bass, a drum kit and a grand piano that's the same color. I tend to overthink things.
taken rights insanity
I will not counter the insanity of the PATRIOT Act with an overblown fear of my rights being taken away.
christian play numbers
I will forever stick up for Catholics and Christians in general. With a small number of very horrible exceptions, they do play by the rules.
records world firsts
I was about 12 when I heard my first Lenny Bruce record. He was already dead. But it changed my life and really did change the world.
comedian magician wanted
I never wanted to be a magician. I never wanted to be a comedian. I never wanted to be onstage.
ideas health-and-life celebration
I love the idea that horror and fear is a celebration of health and life.
hate magic levels
I came to magic absolutely hating magic on a very, very deep level.
laughing way ends
A joke is a way to say, 'I'm going to do something funny now. If I don't get a laugh at the end, I'm a failure.'