I'd go to Coney Island to hang out, and I saw a magician doing a rope trick on the boardwalk. I was fascinated. I guess that's how it started.

I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation.

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

I do a lot of research on what people have done in the past.

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 think that when Evel Knievel crashed over the fountain at Caesars, it kind of gave you a credibility and then anticipation for everything he did.

Besides prostitution, magic is one of the oldest art forms that exist.