I always assumed I'd spend my life happily performing in artsy-fartsy little theaters. Teller artsyassumefartsy Change image and share on social
Neuroscientists are novices at deception. Teller deceptionneuroscientistnovice Change image and share on social
In America, magic has never been an important part of peoples' lives. Teller americaimportantlive Change image and share on social
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 at each other and really confront that moment. Teller confrontconversationforce Change image and share on social
Magicians have done controlled testing in human perception for thousands of years. Teller controlhumanmagician 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
Magic's about understanding - and then manipulating - how viewers digest the sensory information. Teller digestinformationmagic 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