Everything that you'd see on The Ed Sullivan Show was at the Tannen's Magic. You'd think that if you could afford a trick like Doc Nixon's Dove Vanish, then you could be on The Ed Sullivan Show as an 8-year-old kid.

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

I have always been interested in pushing magic forward.

Normally, I do magic on the stage. But I can make magic credible and resonate through a TV screen.

When I am on the road and heading to my next venue, I think about my audience.

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.

You have to learn certain skills to present magic.