I Have Always Been Interested In Pushing

I Could Vanish The Silk Better Than Ben Vereen - That Was For Sure. So I Think Maybe They Said, "okay, Maybe He Has Something To Offer." Years Pass And I Get A Bit Of A Career, And Ben Vereen Ends Up Hosting One Of My Specials Where I Walked Through The Great Wall Of China. Things Came Full Circle In Kind Of An Ironic Way, When You Have That Honor Of People That Have Influenced You So Much Host Your Show. It's A Huge Experience In Your Life.

Later On, Towards The End Of Their Lives, I Thanked Her. I Said, "mom, You Were Really Tough." She Said, "i Wasn't Tough! I Always Believed In You."

The More Educated You Get, The Better Shot You Have To Get It Right, But If You're Really Trying Something Different, It's A Challenge Every Time.

I'm Fascinated By The Similarities And Differences Between Comedians And Magicians.

Science And Technology Were Often Used By [the Magician Of Old], Even Before They Came Into The Marketplace On A Mass Basis. For Example, Prior To The Moving Picture Going Into Theatre, Magicians Were Using The Technique Of Images In Motion As Illusions In Their Shows. At That Time The Process Was So New, An Audience Perceived It As Magic. Also In The Early Stages Of Holograms Magicians Would Use These Images To Baffle And Mystify Their Fans. Hence, You Always Need To Stay One Step Ahead Of The Technology Game To "wow" The Audience.