Dreams are illusions, and we can't let go of them because we would be dead.

The key is for the audience never to know, so I have a plan B for every illusion.

[ Gil Cates] said, "You've got a point of view with your magic. There's this comedy to it, there's drama. You're telling stories with magic."

The more educated you get, the better shot you have to get it right, but if you're really trying something different, it's a challenge every time.

I have always looked to movies and theatre for inspiration.

I could vanish the silk better than Ben Vereen - that was for sure. So I think maybe they said, "Okay, maybe he has something to offer." Years pass and I get a bit of a career, and Ben Vereen ends up hosting one of my specials where I walked through the Great Wall of China. Things came full circle in kind of an ironic way, when you have that honor of people that have influenced you so much host your show. It's a huge experience in your life.

My uncle's house burned down when I was 6 years old. We got out safely. But ever since, I've had a nightmare of dying in a fire.