Author: Teller

Quotes

The place we want to explore unpleasantness in the real world is in art.

The place we want to explore unpleasantness in the real world is in art.

- Teller

Sometimes, magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.

Sometimes, magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.

- Teller

I'm more apt to cry at something beautiful than at something sad.

I'm more apt to cry at something beautiful than at something sad.

- Teller

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

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

- Teller

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

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

- Teller

If you do something that you're proud of, that someone else understands, that is a thing of beauty that wasn't there before - you can't beat that.

If you do something that you're proud of, that someone else understands, that is a thing of beauty that wasn't there before - you can't beat that.

- Teller

I believe in art.

I believe in art.

- Teller

Every time you perform a magic trick, you're engaging in experimental psychology. If the audience asks, 'How the hell did he do that?' then the experiment was successful.

Every time you perform a magic trick, you're engaging in experimental psychology. If the audience asks, 'How the hell did he do that?' then the experiment was successful.

- Teller

Magic is an art form where you lie and tell people you are lying.

Magic is an art form where you lie and tell people you are lying.

- Teller

Similar Authors: