I learned that there were two ways I could live my life: following my dreams or doing something else. Dreams aren't a matter of chance, but a matter of choice. When I dream, I believe I am rehearsing my future.

I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions.

But Vegas is really my first home.

I think the negative reinforcement really helped me in my very beginnings.

I'm really happy that I had the foundations of knowing where I came from.

Magicians lose the opportunity to experience a sense of wonder.

For me, I was watching Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Orson Welles, Victor Fleming movies, and I said, "I want to tell stories like that. I want to move people like that. But I'm good at magic, so what am I going to do?" So I started using magic for the right reasons - to get the girl.