Occupation: Magician Birth: September 16, 1956
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..
I try to help people realize their dreams by using magic to tell stories that educate, move, and inspire..
For me, I was watching Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Orson Welles, Victor Fleming movies, and I said, "I want to tell stories like that. I want to move p….
There was an old brochure for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts with a quote from Robert Redford or someone, that said, "You're only as good as y….
Before there can be wonders, there must be wonder..
The most important thing is presentation..
From the very beginning, I studied acting, directing, lighting, dance and movement. I didn't rely on just the magic to take place. It's a shame that ….
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….
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….
I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions..
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….
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….
What you think is impossible in life actually is possible..
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 ….
I think the negative reinforcement really helped me in my very beginnings..
Dreams are illusions, and we can't let go of them because we would be dead..
I love what I'm doing, I love creating new things..
For me to grow, I have to know about the foundation that came before..
The real secret of magic lies in the performance..
It is the unspoken ethic of all magicians to not reveal the secrets..
The inspiration for my illusions comes from many places. Most often they come from my dreams, or an everyday occurrence in life..