To Make [parents] Happy, I Went To

It Wasn't Just About Doing Tricks. It's About Taking An Audience To Another Place, A Special Place, So They Can Really Suspend Their Disbelief. Its About Amazing The Audience As Well As Moving Them.

My Uncle's House Burned Down When I Was 6 Years Old. We Got Out Safely. But Ever Since, I've Had A Nightmare Of Dying In A Fire.

Magicians Lose The Opportunity To Experience A Sense Of Wonder.

Later, When I Was At Caesar's Palace, And [joe And Gil Cates] Were Trying To Get Me To Have Opening Acts For The Show, They Gave Me A List Of People, And Rosie O'donnell Was One Of Them. I Said, "i Don't Really Need Any Opening Acts. I Have Funny Stuff In The Show, And I Do A Lot Of Comedy And Stuff."

I Have Always Looked To Movies And Theatre For Inspiration.