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Magic is like special effects live, and I love to perform, so it sounded like doing magic tricks were a good way to entertain people.

I've been doing magic since I was five years old, and when I was trying to get acting gigs, I found I could make a good living at it. It's great to kind of shake the cobwebs off and get the feeling of a live audience again. I love close-up magic, the card stuff, the coin stuff, the really up-close David Blaine stuff.

I am a fan of magic and fantasy, particularly when it's grounded in reality.

I'm such a proponent of the theatrical experience and the cinematic experience, and we've reached this point where the magicians are not only giving away their tricks, but they're telling us how they're doing the tricks in advance before you even come to the magic show. It'd be nice to get a little of the mystery back in.

One day, I saw a magic show, and I was like, 'I have to learn how to do this!' Every time I went to Las Vegas, I had to get at least two or three tricks from the magic shops.

I love the magic of movies and television, and I always have since I was kid.

It's very exciting to take magic into a new direction, whereas a lot of times magic comes from a place of sort of ego, like, 'Look what I can do that you can't do.' It kind of comes across that way a lot, and you're always trying to challenge the magician; you're always trying to figure out how the magician is doing it.

And when I go to see plays, I marvel at how people can do that. I've done it all my life, but I still find it mystical.

I definitely went through my magic phase. I think all little boys do at some point or another - they get fascinated by magic tricks.

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