Teller and Penn at the 1988 Emmy Awards.

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.

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)^[1]

See also

• Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

External links

• Penn & Teller's official website