The only place we were really told to tone it down - where other people would use the word censorship, but I wouldn't - was when we did MTV right after the Beavis and Butt-head thing.

Quote by Penn Jillette

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Before you can read, you know the difference between a story and reality. And, of...

We aren't people who believe that just because we're performers our opinions on everything need...

We aren't people who believe that just because we're performers our opinions on everything need...

If I go out to dinner with you and you order wine, I leave. I...

If I go out to dinner with you and you order wine, I leave. I...

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It wasn't success, because Teller and I, by the time Asparagus Valley got together -...

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Teller and I worked Renaissance Festivals and street performing - actually more real, no kidding...

I've never had a drink of alcohol or any drug in my life.

I've never had a drink of alcohol or any drug in my life.

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One of the things that Teller and I are obsessed with, one of the reasons...

But it's much more exciting to make Die Hard. One of the reasons that I...

But it's much more exciting to make Die Hard. One of the reasons that I...

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Whereas you have someone like Houdini, who works really, really hard to get really, really...

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Janet Reno, during her confirmation hearings, said she would come down harder on porno, and...

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The medium is not the message - the message is the message.

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I'm a hardcore libertarian - I want everything legal - but I also believe that...

The fact is that violence gives you a rush.

The fact is that violence gives you a rush.

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Every nut who kills people has a Bible lying around. If you're looking for violent...

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The First Amendment says nothing about your getting paid for saying anything. It just says...

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I'm a big fan of huge populations of people, so you'd think with 300 million...

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When you're watching Psycho, there' s that moment when you have a visceral reaction to...

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We knew that we were kind of odd and creeps, and we wanted to do...

The skills that we have are the actual magic skills - not the performing skills....

The skills that we have are the actual magic skills - not the performing skills....