I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers.

That's sort of like asking a parent who their favorite child is. It's very hard to determine. Sometimes I'll get feedback from somebody who liked this part of the show. Others like another part of the show.

I'm comfortable and confident about the future.

It's new and different every night. The charge you get from a good audience is like nothing else.

Perform as many times as you can in front of people you don't know.

That's kind of what we have here. I think we've just grown apart, we have different philosophies, and we're going in different directions.

I've worked nonstop for 31 years. I've counted down myself hundreds of cues for everything in each 90-minute show. I've never really taken an extended break, so I'd like to see what a vacation is really like.