I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That's why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things a person can do.

The pain is bad magicians ripping off good ones, doing magic badly, and making a mockery of the art.

For me, the most exciting thing is to create good magic that's entertaining for an audience, and it would be lovely if a magician was fooled as well.

The book says we may be through with the past but the past ain't through with us.

Not only do I lie, I take real pleasure in lying, in the transmission of magic effects.

Every acting gig isn't the same, every writing job isn't the same, every live performance isn't the same - the challenge is the level of difficulty or ease, and that may vary.

My father was the Formica King of Long Island, and my mother was the daughter of a Bengal Lancer in India.

If it sounds too good to be true, it always is.

I suppose that if I could only do one thing, a solid card effect would be pretty high on the list. That's the root of it all, sleight-of-hand. It's certainly the thing I feel most comfortable with.

I never talk much about my family, but my grandfather was friendly with these guys, with magicians and ventriloquists on the highest levels, and I was just interested.

Magic is a powerful art that can support a weak performer.

The worst enemy of our humanity is our self-doubt.

Every month, the US is spending more on the Iraqi war than it took to reach Saturn and Titan. Mass murder is expensive, and good science is relatively cheap.

I like Bloomingdales, and I like a store called Scoop.

Your demons may have been ejected from the building, but they’re out in the parking lot, doing push-ups.”)

I'm absolutely terrified of heights, so maybe it's something I'd like to do in the future... although even saying it scares me! But I would absolutely love to overcome my fear of heights.

The first step to dealing with a problem is admitting that you have a problem.

My memory loves you… it asks about you all the time.

A core value is something you're willing to get punished for.

I, painting from myself and to myself, Know what I do, am unmoved by men's blame Or their praise either.