I was a captive and a slave. I loved Dora Spenlow to distraction! She was more than human to me. She was a Fairy, a Sylph, I dont know what she was--anything that no one ever saw, and everything that everybody ever wanted.

There were really a bunch of old, old magic hobbyists at the time, some of them who actually had known [Harry] Houdini. You had to be 14 to go to these meetings, and he snuck me in at 12. It was glorious.

Later on, towards the end of their lives, I thanked her. I said, "Mom, you were really tough." She said, "I wasn't tough! I always believed in you."

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.

I love what I'm doing, I love creating new things.

There is a safe spot within every tornado. My job is to find it.

Physical rehab is often very, very hard work.