The secret of showmanship consists not of what you really do, but what the mystery-loving public thinks you do.
Harry HoudiniMy professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my business.
Harry HoudiniBut then, so far as I know, I am the only performer who ever pledged his assistants to secrecy, honor and allegiance under a notarial oath.
Harry Houdini