The key is for the audience never to know, so I have a plan B for every illusion.

The more educated you get, the better shot you have to get it right, but if you're really trying something different, it's a challenge every time.

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

When I started doing magic as a kid, my parents had no problem.

All of the [Bob] Fosse-esque movements and point of view informed years and years of what I would do.

I find revealing the secrets of magic quite reprehensible.

When I was a kid, people wanted to be an astronaut. Today, kids want to be famous, and that's totally the wrong approach. You have to have authenticity in what you're doing. You have to really care about the core message of what you're saying, and then everything else will fall into place.