I'm Fascinated By The Similarities

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.

I Will Now Make A Scorpion Appear In Osama Bin Laden's Pants

I Brush My Teeth With A Sonicare Toothbrush Before Every Show.

In Magic, It Takes Two Or Three Years For Me To Create A 5-minute Illusion For Me To Get It To The Level I Want.

I'm A Big Fan Of The Pixar Movies, And Ed Catmull, Who Wrote A Book About His Experiences Producing Them, Talks About How It Takes Three Or Four Years To Get It Right.