People do not come to a Penn & Teller show to see a magic show. They just don't. They come to see weird stuff that they can see no place else, that will make them laugh and make the little… — Teller Copy Share Image
In real life, the most important decision you ever make is, where does reality leave off and make-believe begin? If you make a mistake… — Teller Copy Share Image
People come up to me on the street and make some little joke - like they'll say, 'Excuse me, sir, what time is it?'… — Teller Copy Share Image
Indian street magic tends to be very gory, blood and guts. One trick is for a magician to take a knife and appear to cut his kid's head almost off. The magician then says to the crowd, 'Well I can continue to cut off my son's head or you can all give me some money.' Then he wanders around and… — Teller Copy Share
Given my absolute druthers, I would certainly like to see that every part of my body is used for spare parts for science. — Teller Copy Share Image
The silent thing onstage allows for a kind of intimacy that no conversation can have. If I just shut up, we're forced to look… — Teller Copy Share Image
Magicians have done controlled testing in human perception for thousands of years. — Teller Copy Share Image
When a magician lets you notice something on your own, his lie becomes impenetrable. — Teller Copy Share Image
