I do not believe that ghosts or spirits exist.

My chief task has been to conquer fear. The public sees only the thrill of the accomplished trick; they have no conception of the tortuous preliminary self-training that was necessary to conquer fear.

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.

Some say I do it this way, others say I do it that way, but I say I do it the other way.

The greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin.

Another method of eating burning coals employs small balls of burned cotton in a dish of burning alcohol.

Never tell the auidience how good you are, they will soon find out for themselves.