I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation.

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.

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.

Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea.

Magic is not about having a puzzle to solve. It's about creating a moment of awe and astonishment. And that can be a beautiful thing.

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

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