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I never wanted to be a magician. I never wanted to be a comedian. I never wanted to be onstage.

Magicians are typically introverted; they don't tend to work with others, but I work with software programmers, composers, designers, so it's a very diverse group and the result is always more interesting than something I could have done by myself.

I always really liked magicians. I'm not even sure why - except that they know things other people don't, and they live in untidy rooms full of strange objects.

My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.

I don't want to be 'the magician'; I want to be an innocent bystander along with the magical moment.

Harry Collins was the first magician I ever saw back in 1965 when I was five years old. He was doing a magic show and I was the volunteer from the audience.

I loved theatre and did magic, too, but I was never the best at it - there was never a teacher saying, 'You're great, you have to make this your career!' I was good at science and math. I figured I'd go into science and become a dentist.

I was considered a comedy magician. And - how do I put this without sounding egotistical? - it didn't take me long to realize that comedy magicians usually couldn't do comedy or magic.

People have expectations of me but I'm not a magician.

When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!