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• ‟ I do think deception... There's something kind of odd about tricking people for a living, but ultimately, it's a remarkably honest profession, when you think about it. If you violate that code, and you say you're not using camera tricks, and then you do, I actually think that's a kind of serious moral issue.

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• ‟ I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That's why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things a person can do.

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• ‟ Theft annoys me more than anything else. The purloining of effects from another magician. Some people think it's massive to steal the secrets of nuclear reactors, but to steal a card move is trivial. They're wrong.

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• ‟ I wasn't obsessed by magic. People say, 'How you can you claim you practiced eight hours a day and weren't obsessed?' Well, people go to a job they don't even like for eight hours a day; it's not obsessive if it's something you like.

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• ‟ I think a lot of people just assumed I came to L.A. to do more television and get into show business.

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• ‟ I've been really lucky in terms of film projects with people, terrific actors and also writers and directors that I really respect.

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