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I have more contact with people who consume, for lack of a better word, my product than any other performers.
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Penn Jillette
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 5
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Twelve magicians and two carnies have been shot dead doing the bullet catch. That's cool enough, but every night when we close our show with that trick and the loaded gun gets pointed in my face, it goes so far beyond cool. All I can think is 12 magicians, two carnies.
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The first thing I said to myself on 9/11 was, 'There go our civil rights.' I found out by comparing notes later that George Carlin and I both said that at the exact same time. That's the first thing that popped into our head.
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I never wanted to be a magician. I never wanted to be a comedian. I never wanted to be onstage.
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The best way to fight the terrorists is to have the freest country on earth. You should be able to get on an airplane, and people - that will not possibly happen again.
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I came to magic absolutely hating magic on a very, very deep level.
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