Occupation: Magician Birth: September 16, 1956
I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear..
When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't..
My job is to make people dream. Of course, there's a lot of technical stuff behind the scenes and a lot of hard work behind it, but I get to watch pe….
I think the negative reinforcement really helped me in my very beginnings..
For me to grow, I have to know about the foundation that came before..
In movies, storytelling and every single art form, we're creating wonder. You're starting with a blank page and creating something that doesn't exist..
I learned that there were two ways I could live my life: following my dreams or doing something else. Dreams aren't a matter of chance, but a matter ….
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 a….
Magic is the only profession where it's easy to lie about your talent. If you do a trick and you can learn it very quickly, you can fool somebody int….
What you think is impossible in life actually is possible..
Before there can be wonders, there must be wonder..
Stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will'..
The most important thing is presentation..
I try to help people realize their dreams by using magic to tell stories that educate, move, and inspire..
When I was a kid, people wanted to be an astronaut. Today, kids want to be famous, and that's totally the wrong approach. You have to have authentici….
I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions..
It is the unspoken ethic of all magicians to not reveal the secrets..
We all possess the need to dream..
I love what I'm doing, I love creating new things..
The real secret of magic lies in the performance..
The inspiration for my illusions comes from many places. Most often they come from my dreams, or an everyday occurrence in life..