I'm tired of fighting...

No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.

I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary.

Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements.

A magician is only an actor - an actor pretending to be a magician.

Flames from the lips may be produced by holding in the mouth a sponge saturated with the purest gasoline.

It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.