I Think The Negative Reinforcement Really Helped

Everything That You'd See On The Ed Sullivan Show Was At The Tannen's Magic. You'd Think That If You Could Afford A Trick Like Doc Nixon's Dove Vanish, Then You Could Be On The Ed Sullivan Show As An 8-year-old Kid.

Pippin Had An Opening Number Called "magic To Do," And Jules Fisher, The Brilliant Lighting Designer Lit It. Tony Walton Did All Of The Sets. As A Kid I Thought, "wow, I'm Seeing Onstage What A Mgm Musical Would Look Like Live." It Was That Good, And It Was Directed By Bob Fosse.

Demonic Figures And Occult Themes Have Disappeared From Modern Magic.

You Lose Your Sense Of Wonder The More You Learn, Right? When You Go To Film School And Learn About Moviemaking, You Go To See Movies And Then Only See Where The Lights Are, Where The Cuts Are, Watching It From A Technical Basis, Nodding Your Head, "oh, That Was Good." The Feeling Of Surprise, The Feeling Of Being Transported Is Further Away.

I Love Creating New Things. It's Kind Of My Job, It's What I Do, And I Really Have Fun With It.