My mother was really loving and wonderful and tough as hell.

My show is constantly evolving... new tricks are added, old ones are dropped... so it stays fresh. But it's the randomly selected participants from the audience that make it fresh and provide some of the best comic relief.

I try to help people realize their dreams by using magic to tell stories that educate, move, and inspire.

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'm fascinated by the similarities and differences between comedians and magicians.

There was an old brochure for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts with a quote from Robert Redford or someone, that said, "You're only as good as you dare to be bad."

I had a point of view, which was different. I looked at magic as theater, as storytelling, and I tried to have an approach that was different from what they were doing. "How can I move people and really get them to dream with a card trick, with coin magic, or even a piece of stage magic?"