[ Gil Cates] said, "You've got a point of view with your magic. There's this comedy to it, there's drama. You're telling stories with magic."

When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't.

Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!

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.

From the very beginning, I studied acting, directing, lighting, dance and movement. I didn't rely on just the magic to take place. It's a shame that a lot of magicians just rely on the trick itself and they have no other abilities. They get away with the wonder factor, and I don't think that's enough. It's great, but it's not enough.

I discovered Musha Cay and the islands around it in the Exumas.

No self-respecting gay guy would have ever made some of the hair and clothing choices I am still trying to live down.