"The only thing that keeps the audience in their seats is wondering what's going to happen next." - David MametAs you put your coins back in the purse, gather up the four Aces or take a prop out of yo..

"Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult." - Lawrence OlivierWhat does it mean to bring feeling to an effect? Does it mean to weep as you demonstrate ..

"The history of art is the history of revivals." - Samuel ButlerWhen I create magic, I begin the process at a variety of 'places.' One place is with a move that has caught my imagination, a sleight wh..

"Without courage wisdom bears no fruit." - Baltasar Gracian"Never reveal the secret to the trick." This is the First Commandment we each learned, often within moments of learning the mechanics behind ..

"Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead." - Aldous HuxleyThink of the archetype of Merlin the Magician. Can you see him waving a wand o..

The phenomena of Harry Potter is truly a, yes, phenomena. As the world of muggles awaits the arrival of another book of the adventures of the boy wizard, the world of magic is again on the centre stag..