I'm the luckiest man in the world - performing 500 shows a year and loving what I do - illusion IS my day to day life.

I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

the sight of me is good for sore eyes

When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't.

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

It wasn't just about doing tricks. It's about taking an audience to another place, a special place, so they can really suspend their disbelief. Its about amazing the audience as well as moving them.

I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.

There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose.

The most important thing is presentation.

Stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will'.

I’m just being me… Success is more than just a wish or desire

Don’t sit at home and wait for mango tree to bring mangoes to you wherever you are. It won’t happen. If you are truly hungry for change, go out of your comfort zone and change the world.

The feathered arrow of satire has oft been wet with the heart's blood of its victims.

I've always enjoyed playing a little left of center characters. Otherwise I'd be on a soap opera.

I grow tired of intelligence having such a limited manifestation in movies - "intelligence" usually meaning coastal, with a certain level of formal education.

Nothing is rarer than true good nature; they who are reputed to have it are generally only pliant or weak.

I will never apologize for the United States of America - I don't care what the facts are. Said after 'Vincennes' shot down an Iranian Airliner.

When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next.

One cannot in the nature of things expect a little tree that has been turned into a club to put forth leaves.

The game was two hours, with the commercials. I wish they did that now.