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

Theft annoys me more than anything else. The purloining of effects from another magician. Some people think it's massive to steal the secrets of nuclear reactors, but to steal a card move is trivial. They're wrong.

There are people who try to figure things out. Often, magic is presented in a way that sets up a challenge that I actually find kind of appalling. You know, "I'm clever, I can do something, and you don't know what it is." And that instills in the audience the idea that, "Yes, I do. You're not that clever."

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

I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That's why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things a person can do.

I know absolutely nothing about the 20th Century.

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