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

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

I certainly was performing before my writing was published, because I was performing when I was very young. And the thing is I'm very comfortable on stage, so a large portion of my act did come from ad-libs.

That's one of the ways language evolved, by some very obscure form becoming common usage. And I must say that I'm very intrigued by use of language and slang, and criminal underground terms.

One of the reasons I don't like to use the word "tricks" , I do think of them as theatrical pieces, and as pretentious as that might sound, there's a real reason for it. It's not the idea of tricking you; it's the idea of taking you along on this particular journey the way you would in any other theatrical situation. But, hopefully, you're going to be fooled at the end.

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

Magic is a powerful art that can support a weak performer.