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I love when violent, dangerous art is done by people who are not violent and dangerous. I love that when George Romero was making 'Dawn of the Dead,' he was coaching his son's little league team.

Penn Jillette

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Penn Jillette
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 5
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Technology adds nothing to art. Two thousand years ago, I could tell you a story, and at any point during the story I could stop, and ask, 'Now do you want the hero to be kidnapped, or not?' But that would, of course, have ruined the story. Part of the experience of being entertained is sitting back and plugging into someone else's vision.
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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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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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There's no job in show business that's harder than any other job outside show business.
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Everyone's goals are the same with very small differences. I mean, the goal of a socialist and the goal of a libertarian are exactly the same. The goals are happiness and security and freedom, and you balance those.
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If I were trying to avoid embarrassment, I wouldn't have stumbled my way through 'Dancing with the Stars.'
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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 Tea Party claims to want small government.
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If I had to imagine omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent power in the universe that chose to make my mother suffer, I don't know how I would make that make sense in the universe.
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Freedom means the right to be stupid.
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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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