Modern American magic, late 20th century magic, is tremendously disrespectful of the audience.

For the most part, any serious magic show is not using very much technology newer than theatrical lights.

When you're watching Psycho, there' s that moment when you have a visceral reaction to watching someone being stabbed. And then you have the intellectual revelation that you're not, and that's where the celebration comes in.

One of the things that Teller and I are obsessed with, one of the reasons that we're in magic, is the difference between fantasy and reality. That is the subject that, if you have a brain in your head, is always dealt with in magic. The smarter the tricks you're doing, the more that' s an important thing.

Everybody is designing magic iPhone apps that do things that are really, really beautiful, but a really important thing about magic is that the gimmick has to be ugly.

I believe very much that the most damning thing you can say about Muslims is that you're afraid to say anything because they'll hurt you.

I love the idea that horror and fear is a celebration of health and life.