Teller
Teller
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntertainer
Date of Birth14 February 1948
CountryUnited States of America
art threat
If there isn't at least the threat of violence in art, it tends to be kind of tiresome.
art
The place we want to explore unpleasantness in the real world is in art.
art form lie magic people
Magic is an art form where you lie and tell people you are lying.
artificial comment engaging known life number stories tried
Our culture already has a number of well known stories about artificial life and non-human intelligence. In 'Exegesis,' I've tried to not only tell a new and engaging story but also to comment on those well known stories through the details of my novel.
machines artificial-intelligence artificial
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science of how to get machines to do the things they do in the movies.
art independent computer
A state-of-the-art calculation requires 100 hours of CPU time on the state-of-the-art computer, independent of the decade.
good intrinsic merely people tv
To most people who have a point of view, merely being on TV is an intrinsic good.
assumed happily life
I always assumed I'd spend my life happily performing in artsy-fartsy little theaters.
gore
If you read Shakespeare's stage directions, all the gore and violence is right in there.
joke merely people street time work
People come up to me on the street and make some little joke - like they'll say, 'Excuse me, sir, what time is it?' And I'll say, you know, '5:15,' and they'll say, 'Hey! Made you talk!' And that's merely a way of saying, 'I know your work and I like you.'
absolute certainly given science spare
Given my absolute druthers, I would certainly like to see that every part of my body is used for spare parts for science.
understanding viewers
Magic's about understanding - and then manipulating - how viewers digest the sensory information.
audience engaging experiment hell magic perform time
Every time you perform a magic trick, you're engaging in experimental psychology. If the audience asks, 'How the hell did he do that?' then the experiment was successful.
apt sad
I'm more apt to cry at something beautiful than at something sad.