The first trick I bought at Macy's was a little wooden board where a quarter would appear and disappear.

I started as a ventriloquist, a very bad ventriloquist. And people saw my lips moving and it was ridiculous, so finally I decided I'd better change my occupation.

In magic, it takes two or three years for me to create a 5-minute illusion for me to get it to the level I want.

Magic was a thing that, when I did it, it made all the kids go, "Ah, that's cool."

Usually, about two years of work go into each illusion, whether it's big or small. Two years of work on each five-minute piece.

I really wanted to succeed. I wanted to be accepted. I read every magic book that I possibly could, studied every move, and by the time I was 12, they really accepted me, they embraced me.

I'm really trying hard not to do anything that has been done before. So knowing everything I can about the legacy of magic challenges my team and I to invent new illusions.