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Magicians have done controlled testing in human perception for thousands of years. Teller

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Magic's about understanding - and then manipulating - how viewers digest the sensory information. Teller

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I always assumed I'd spend my life happily performing in artsy-fartsy little theaters. Teller

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If you read Shakespeare's stage directions, all the gore and violence is right in there. Teller

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Comedically, unpleasantness is great fun. Teller

Great Great Fun Fun

The BBC knew I was successful from early on, but they weren't sure why, and they still aren't sure. What I do has been unconventional from the beginning, so they've never been sure. It just works. It just does. Terry Wogan

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All reality TV shows are a triumph of voyeurism. They choose contestants who are ill-suited and slightly freakish. Terry Wogan

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You have to be aware of your own shortcomings. The main thing I try not to do is lose my temper. Doing live interviews on television, you learn not to say the first thing that comes into your head. Terry Wogan

I spent my entire Irish Catholic youth in a constant state of guilt over imaginary sins. I learned that nothing is a sin as long as you don't take pleasure from it. Terry Wogan

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I've never wanted to drive a car fast for the sake of it. I mean, I like nice cars. I've got the Bentley, I've had a Lotus, I've had a Rolls-Royce and a few Jaguars, including an E-type. But I'm not somebody for driving tremendously fast. Terry Wogan

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I'm not big on the pasty because they say the pastry in the pasty can bring on indigestion. Terry Wogan

Big Say Indigestion Because Pastry They Say Bring

Sadly, I can't avoid being 75. Like many people of my age, we are all heading towards the grim reaper, and I am clinging on. I just to have to sharpen my fingernails a little so that I can hang on for longer! Terry Wogan

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A television chat show is light entertainment, so it is trivial by its very nature. It is hardly the place to get people to reveal their innermost thoughts. Then it becomes sensationalism, and you lower yourself to the level of the popular newspapers. Terry Wogan

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I get a lot of letters from people saying, 'How do I get into radio, how do I get into telly?' and I wish there was an answer, because there's no ladder. There are no parameters. You've just got to go in wherever you can, make the tea, and slowly make your way up the ladder. Terry Wogan

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I'm on the university board in Limerick, so I visit the city often. Terry Wogan

Visit City Often Board University

I've never stayed in a tent or a caravan in my life, and I never joined the Boy Scouts. I don't see the point of going on holiday to enjoy less comfort than I have at home. Terry Wogan

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A talk show is about having a look at a famous face, a bit of stand-up comedy, knockabout stuff - an interview is what Barbara Walters or Connie Chung does in the States, in-depth, done properly. Terry Wogan

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Nobody ever texts me, because they know what I'm like. I'm a constant frustration to my children because I never switch my mobile phone on. I only use it when I need to make a call or when I'm stuck somewhere or lost, then I switch it off again. I've never texted anyone in my life, and I'm not sure I even know how to. Terry Wogan

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There's more to life than passing exams, and paper qualifications can only take you so far. A lot depends on luck, and on being in the right place at the right time, which was certainly true in my case. Terry Wogan

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I'd have liked to have been a bit more intellectual. I'd have liked to have had more brains. Terry Wogan

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