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Don Shirley:
So where did this "Tony the Lip" moniker come from?

Tony Lip:
[laughs] It's not "Tony the Lip", it's "Tony Lip". One word. I got it when I was a kid 'cause my friends said I was the best bullshit artist in the Bronx. [Chuckles]

Don Shirley:
[Horrified] Why are you smiling?

Tony Lip:
What do you mean?

Don Shirley:
It doesn't bother you that your friends - the people closest to you - consider you a liar?

Tony Lip:
Who said liar? I said bullshit artist!

Don Shirley:
And what's the difference?

Tony Lip:
'Cause I don't lie! Ever! I'm just good at talkin' people into... y'know, doin' things they don't wanna do... By bullshittin' 'em. [Grins]

Don Shirley:
And you're proud of that?

Tony Lip:
Well, it got me this job.