Some of the best ideas I've gotten for my act have come from comedians and not magicians.

Pay attention to your visual themes.

Read about the history of magic.

Use video to train assistants you'll be surprised how quickly they learn.

Spare no expense on the stuff that matters.

Dwelling on the sins of the past won't help us stop the evils of the present.

We need to imagine the turmoil, disappointment, worry and sheer confusion in people who may outwardly appear merely aggressive.

It is good for a man to invite his ghosts into his warm interior, out of the wild night, into the firelight, out of the howling dark.

The only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable is the brotherhood among soldiers. You need each other to get by.

Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.

After two or three days, the door will close and you will not be able to make those changes as easily.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

I just didn't want to walk away from football without knowing what it meant to be a manager, or even wondering what it was like to be sacked.

Every day is precious and I feel infinitely sad at this time melting away from me.

My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair.

It's completely idiot proof." I told them they've got it all wrong. I want a machine that is "idiot friendly.