I'm probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made me stop studying the accordion.

Maybe the the luxury of not having acting be my only profession is that I can be more selective about what I choose to be in. I've been really lucky in terms of film projects with people, terrific actors and also writers and directors that I really respect.

For me, the most exciting thing is to create good magic that's entertaining for an audience, and it would be lovely if a magician was fooled as well.

Writing is the only thing in my life that doesn't get easier. It just doesn't.

I like being fooled. When I watch someone who does sleight-of-hand and fools me, it's a great feeling.

It probably is harder to fool people when they know they're going to be fooled.

My father was the Formica King of Long Island, and my mother was the daughter of a Bengal Lancer in India.