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.

When I started doing magic as a kid, my parents had no problem.

To make [parents] happy, I went to Fordham University for three weeks, while at the same time running ads in Variety, "magician-actor David Copperfield."

It is the unspoken ethic of all magicians to not reveal the secrets.

I find revealing the secrets of magic quite reprehensible.

I used to fly around the stage without strings or camera tricks. That took seven years to create.

In movies, storytelling and every single art form, we're creating wonder. You're starting with a blank page and creating something that doesn't exist.