What John Turturro has said about The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 31, 2026

John Turturro, Emmy Award-winning American actor and director, has been quoted on The Only Living Pickpocket in New York 2 times in 1 episode of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, most recently on October 31, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Turturro said he prepared for his pickpocket role by reading books and getting coaching from magician-pickpocket Apollo Robbins.
“I read a profile of Apollo Robbins in The New Yorker, who's a magician pickpocket. And he agreed to help me, first on Zoom and then in person”
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: We take John Turturro to the Cheesecake Factory (Oct 31, 2026) · Listen from 25:07
Turturro said he practiced on the subway by putting his hands in people's bags without stealing.
“And I did go on the subway. I didn't steal from people. I put my hands in people's bags”
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: We take John Turturro to the Cheesecake Factory (Oct 31, 2026) · Listen from 25:40

We take John Turturro to the Cheesecake Factory
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! · Oct 31, 2026 · 47 min
Guest host Negin Farsad quizzes panelists Faith Salie, Hari Kondabolu and Paula Poundstone on the week's news, and John Turturro plays a Hot Pockets quiz.