The greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin.
A magician is only an actor - an actor pretending to be a magician.
I always have on my mind the thought that next year I must do something greater, something more wonderful.
Never try to fool children, they expect nothing, and therefore see everything.
But 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.
Disloyalty in trusted servants is one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a public performer.