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I never wanted to be a magician. I never wanted to be a comedian. I never wanted to be onstage.

Penn Jillette

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Penn Jillette
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 5
Actor
Circus Performer
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One of the things that Teller and I are obsessed with, one of the reasons that we're in magic, is the difference between fantasy and reality. That is the subject that, if you have a brain in your head, is always dealt with in magic. The smarter the tricks you're doing, the more that' s an important thing.
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My whole family is missing that sports gene. I hope I didn't screw that up by marrying a great golfer.
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We have to fight for the freedom to be stupid, and smoking is one of the best ways to fight for your freedom, to be just as stupid as you can be.
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'Zolten' is a common Hungarian name, it's my wife's maiden name and most importantly, it's the name of Dracula's dog.
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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.'
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Two things have always been true about human beings. One, the world is always getting better. Two, the people living at that time think it's getting worse.
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TV networks are dying. The death throes of religion give us jihads. The death throes of television give us reality shows.
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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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I intend to do the Penn & Teller show until they pry my cheesy magic wand from my cold dead fingers.
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The Tea Party claims to want small government.
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Fear is the politicians dance partner.
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I think one of the things about Donald Trump that's interesting is he lives in a rarified atmosphere where it's possible that he doesn't get enough feedback, enough people rolling their eyes at him. It's a danger more in show business than it is with wealth.
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I believe very much that the most damning thing you can say about Muslims is that you're afraid to say anything because they'll hurt you.
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Comedy is taken care of by a free market.
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If I go out to dinner with you and you order wine, I leave. I won't be around drugs and alcohol at all.
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The characters and events depicted in the damn bible are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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