As a magician, I think everything is possible. And I think if something is done by one person it can be done by others.

I thought instead of burying myself under dirt, I'd bury myself under water so everybody could see that you're there.

As a kid, I always was obsessed with Houdini.

My mother encouraged it so much. She was so supportive. Even if as a kid, I would do the dumbest trick, which now that I look back on some things, she would love it, she would say that's amazing, or if I'd make the ugliest drawing, she would hang it up. She was amazing.

I have not had time to reflect on my own truths in many years.

Whether you're shuffling a deck of cards or holding your breath, magic is pretty simple: It comes down to training, practice, and experimentation , followed up by ridiculous pursuit and relentless perseverance.

It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at images of great magicians from Houdini down the line.