Magic And New Technology Have Always Walked

I Was 16 At The Time, And I Came Backstage And Started Hanging Out With Them. I Said, "well, Maybe You Can 'vanish' The Silk This Way." The Opening Was A Black Stage While The "magic To Do" Song Started Playing. All You Saw Were Hands, Lit By Jules Fisher, And Then Ben Vereen Would Appear Beyond The Hands, And At The End Of The Scene He Would Vanish A Silk. The Spotlight Would Hit A Red Spot On The Floor Where You'd See The Silk On The Floor. He'd Pull The Silk Out Of The Floor And It Became The Entire Set Coming Out Of The Floor.

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.

Later, When I Was At Caesar's Palace, And [joe And Gil Cates] Were Trying To Get Me To Have Opening Acts For The Show, They Gave Me A List Of People, And Rosie O'donnell Was One Of Them. I Said, "i Don't Really Need Any Opening Acts. I Have Funny Stuff In The Show, And I Do A Lot Of Comedy And Stuff."

I'm Really Happy That I Had The Foundations Of Knowing Where I Came From.

It's Really Hard To Think Of One Kind Of Magic As A Favorite. I've Been Really Fortunate In That I've Been Able To Perform Such A Diverse Range Of Things.