Later on, towards the end of their lives, I thanked her. I said, "Mom, you were really tough." She said, "I wasn't tough! I always believed in you."

For one of my specials, I said, "I'm going to make an airplane disappear." Okay! And the next day, everything went crazy - it was like breaking the internet before the internet.

I've always taken a lot of cues from comedy minds. The guy that discovered me in the very beginning was Joseph Cates. Joe and Gil Cates were the Cates brothers. Gil produced the Oscars for many years. Joe produced a lot of comedy specials, Steve Martin specials, and he discovered me, this 18-year-old kid.

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

Magic and new technology have always walked hand in hand - even back in the days of Robert Houdin.

The inspiration for my illusions comes from many places. Most often they come from my dreams, or an everyday occurrence in life.

What you think is impossible in life actually is possible.