Magicians have done controlled testing in human perception for thousands of years. Teller controlhumanmagician Change image and share on social
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. Teller backhairlaugh share on social
Nothing fools you better than the lie you tell yourself. Teller foollie Change image and share on social
Nobody who is a Penn & Teller fan thinks of us first and foremost as magicians, but as a comedy team. Teller comedyfanforemost Change image and share on social
Onstage, I find absolutely nothing but exhilaration in not talking. Teller absolutelyexhilarationfind Change image and share on social
Doing beautiful things is its own reward. Teller beautifulrewardthing Change image and share on social
Neuroscientists are novices at deception. Teller deceptionneuroscientistnovice Change image and share on social
If there isn't at least the threat of violence in art, it tends to be kind of tiresome. Teller artkindthreat Change image and share on social
Comedically, unpleasantness is great fun. Teller comedicallyfungreat Change image and share on social
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 takes 10 rupees from everyone and restores his son. Teller bloodcontinuecrowd share on social