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

Eating coals of fire has always been one of the sensational feats of the Fire Kings, as it is quite generally known that charcoal burns with an extremely intense heat.

My 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.

The pickpocket is usually very well dressed and of prepossessing appearance.

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.

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

I do not believe that ghosts or spirits exist.