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.

In truth, the only restrictions on our capacity to astonish ourselves and each other are imposed by our own minds.

I just believe that the feeling of wonder is amazing. I am pushing myself as far as I can humanly push myself... I can only hope for the best and expect the worse.

But as they say about sharks, it's not the ones you see that you have to worry about, it's the ones you don't see.

I think everything I do is normal, not paranormal but normal. Its using the power of the mind to achieve whatever we can endure.

To most magicians, cards themselves are marvels...For one thing, they feel special in your hand. Touching them, holding them, shuffling - the whole process is almost poetic. If you're in a room full of magicians and someone just mentions the word cards, within seconds, everyone is digging into their pockets and pulling out a deck of cards. It's one of the most amazing feelings ever.

I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation.