I started doing radio pieces with no clear, preconceived idea, except that I have a tendency to be theatrical.

I think the toughest thing about being an actor in a film is to be with a director who doesn't know what they want. And that can be really, really frustrating.

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

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

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.

Unlike other Jewish families, we didn't go out for Chinese food on Sundays, but we spent our time in a world of baking powder biscuits and the best shrimp cocktails that ever were.

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.