Magic [makes] possible today what science will make a reality tomorrow.

The tricks of magic follow the archetypes of narrative fiction — there are tales of creation and loss, death and resurrection, and obstacles that must be overcome.

Magicians are typically introverted; they don't tend to work with others, but I work with software programmers, composers, designers, so it's a very diverse group and the result is always more interesting than something I could have done by myself.

Art is a deception that creates real emotions - a lie that creates a truth. And when you give yourself over to that deception, it becomes magic.

The Chinese general Sun Tzu said that all war was based on deception. Oscar Wilde said the same thing of romance.

Magicians will always tell you the trick is the most important thing, but Im more interested in telling a story.

Everything I did, I did for mankind.