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I'm a lazy sod.

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If there isn't at least the threat of violence in art, it tends to be kind of tiresome.

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People come up to me on the street and make some little joke - like they'll say, 'Excuse me, sir, what time is it?' And I'll say, you know, '5:15,' and they'll say, 'Hey! Made you talk!' And that's merely a way of saying, 'I know your work and I like you.'

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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 hairs stand up on the backs of their necks.

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I believe in art.

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Given my absolute druthers, I would certainly like to see that every part of my body is used for spare parts for science.

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Neuroscientists are novices at deception.

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Magic's about understanding - and then manipulating - how viewers digest the sensory information.

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People take reality for granted.

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If you read Shakespeare's stage directions, all the gore and violence is right in there.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Entertainer

Born: February 14th, 1948

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