Penn Jillette Quotes

I don't know that Donald Trump really cares about what the outcome is, as long as he's in charge of it. Seeing whom he can steer in which direction and how far he can push them.

Hollywood does draw some very strange characters, and then the power of Hollywood and what they can do with it becomes like a blood sport to them.

It is too soon to tell, but old, tired 'Survivor' last night beat 'X Factor.' We're really proud of that. We're anticipating a very strong season for CBS.

If you take a bunch of superstars and put them in a room where they don't have their assistants and entourage, it's funny to see what happens.

'Emeril' came on the air right when a new president of NBC was taking over, and there was just a big shift going on. And then 9/11 happened, and that really pretty much killed it, because the show was already having a hard time finding an audience. I don't regret it. I had a really good time.

Reality TV is really just based for sensationalism. So, it's extreme versions and extreme caricatures of personalities.

Most of the time, you don't win anything on reality shows. You're booted off, or maybe you win $50,000, or $100,000, which isn't really life-changing. I don't know that it's worth it.

I never should have done 'Celebrity Apprentice.' I didn't want to do it because I didn't want Donald Trump to say, 'You're fired.'

Something happens to people around fame and power and money - it can bring out the worst and best in people; it's a monster you have to tame.

I can’t afford to have my Vice President who knows every reporter in town, go around saying we’re all screwed up, so we’re going to keep him happy. You are dealing with a very insecure, sensitive man with a huge ego. I want you to literally kiss his ass from one end of Washington to the other.

'The Apprentice' was a huge success, and Trump was a huge television star who managed to trick people into thinking he was the guy from the show.

The mind starts to do things that you didn't even realize it could do. I suppose it's the manipulation. I suppose it's the sense of power, the center of attention, and the me-ism. And performers have to have that.

Bigg Boss' has given me a more mature audience.

It's about story; it is a social experiment, and people take that into account when they're watching 'Big Brother.'

The 'Apprentice' was tough, tough work. It was all for charity, so I was thankful for the money Donald Trump gave me when I was fired.

I am very keen on 'Bigg Boss' because it is a very big platform.

'Bigg Boss' is the biggest show in the world, and I'm sure anyone would want to host it, but not me.

I'd like to believe that 'The Apprentice' was a big hit because I was such a superstar in the first season.

The thing that scares me most is the shift from serving the people to exercising power and with it, this attendant narcissism. Sarah Palin is a great example of someone that just stirs the pot for the sake of the attention.

Authoritarians tend to consolidate support by using fear, but more importantly by driving a wedge among the people that they want to control.

The politics of courtiers resemble their shadows; they cringe and turn with the sun of the day.

People should really think about when they see President Donald Trump, they should think about all the places that he was and could be. All the things he could be doing. The political motivators for many typical politicians of which he's not one, Mercy, money, power, prestige, fame, he had all of that.

A flatterer never seems absurd: The flatter'd always takes his word.

Playing the villain gets you higher ratings on reality TV and saying outrageous stuff on Twitter gets you more followers.

We publish only to satisfy out craving for fame; there's no other motive except the even baser one of making money.