I Act Like I'm 14, If You

Actually, I Started As A Ventriloquist And My Music Teacher Said, "why Don't You Emcee The Talent Show?" My Act Was Out Of The Back Of Boys' Life Magazine-they Had A Whole Series Of Jokes In The Back Of Boys' Life Magazine For Boy Scouts. So My Act Was Jokes With My Ventriloquist Figure, And It Was Really Bad, But I Walked Into The Classroom Afterward And The Kids Went, "wow, You're Cool." I Wasn't Cool At All, But I Thought, "well, This Is A Pretty Good Deal."

All The Lawyers And The Business Stuff Is Work, But Actually Creating Stuff Isn't Work. It's Good Effort. It's Hard Work. But, It's Not Work. It Doesn't Feel Like Work Because The Result Is Very Rewarding.

Usually, About Two Years Of Work Go Into Each Illusion, Whether It's Big Or Small. Two Years Of Work On Each Five-minute Piece.

There Were Really A Bunch Of Old, Old Magic Hobbyists At The Time, Some Of Them Who Actually Had Known [harry] Houdini. You Had To Be 14 To Go To These Meetings, And He Snuck Me In At 12. It Was Glorious.

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie — Who Wants To Rouse 'em?