I have always been interested in pushing magic forward.

No self-respecting gay guy would have ever made some of the hair and clothing choices I am still trying to live down.

I act like I'm 14, if you haven't figured that out yet.

I'm fascinated by the similarities and differences between comedians and magicians.

Like in comedy, you know the names of the people who steal things that others work really hard on. It really sucks. And, in magic, it's not just the hard work of getting the words and attitude and point of view right; you're taking an actual invention, making something over three or four years, and somebody can just take it.

A few years later, when I was still going to these meetings, I was also "second-acting" every Broadway show [walking in with the crowd after intermission]. I snuck in to see Grease with John Travolta in kind of a secondary part and Adrienne Barbeau playing Rizzo, into Pippin, hung out with Ben Vereen and Bob Fosse. It was an amazing time for a teenager.

Tommy Chong connects to the pipe a lot.