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.

It's okay for me to be gay, but God didn't make me that way.

You'd go in the magic shop [as an 8-year-old ], and you'd walk up to the magicians doing stuff, and they'd turn their back on you. "Oh my gosh, I wish they would accept me." It really lit a fire. I really wanted to succeed.

I really did sneak into Broadway shows, starting when I was 12.

I have always looked to movies and theatre for inspiration.

Dreams are illusions, and we can't let go of them because we would be dead.

You have to learn certain skills to present magic.