I suppose that if I could only do one thing, a solid card effect would be pretty high on the list. That's the root of it all, sleight-of-hand. It's certainly the thing I feel most comfortable with.

Every acting gig isn't the same, every writing job isn't the same, every live performance isn't the same - the challenge is the level of difficulty or ease, and that may vary.

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.

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.

I always read what I write out loud, and I did that long before any radio thing. My editor finds that unusual.

The pain is bad magicians ripping off good ones, doing magic badly, and making a mockery of the art.

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