Penn & Teller

Penn & Teller are a two-man magic and comedy team, Penn Fraser Jillette (born 5 March 1955) and Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller, 14 February 1948). All the quotes from the duo come from Penn, except where noted, as Teller is famously silent.

Teller and Penn at the 1988 Emmy Awards.

Quotes

• The idea of mind-altering substances gives me the willies. Fill your tank with nitro, the car goes fast, sure, but not far.
  • Teller in Pete Moss interview (21 March 2001)

• This I believe: I believe there is no god.
  • Penn Jillette in "This I Believe", Morning Edition. NPR. WVGR, Grand Rapids. 21 November 2005 (NPR : There is no God)

• Teller: Will you shut up!
  Homer Simpson: Hey, I thought you didn't talk.
  Teller: [nervously] Uh, I didn't mean to... it just slipped out. Oh god, now Penn's gonna beat me...I'm not the first Teller.
  • The Simpsons, "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder"

• Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.
  • "The Honor System" Interview, Esquire Magazine (September 17, 2012)

See also

• Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

External links

• Penn & Teller's official website