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I wrote an op-ed piece in The...

I wrote an op-ed piece in The New York Times about the amazing effect of shared wonder - how I have an audience filled with people who you'd think would hate each other, people from every religious category, all at the same show at the same time. And it's an amazing phenomenon to watch this shared sense of wonder, where these people who really don't like each other - for good and bad reasons, reasons that make sense and that don't make sense - are in the same room, experiencing this unification.

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Like in comedy, you know the ...

Like in comedy, you know the names of the people who steal things that others work really hard on. It really sucks. And, in magic, it's not just the hard work of getting the words and attitude and point of view right; you're taking an actual invention, making something over three or four years, and somebody can just take it.

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The inspiration for my illusi...

The inspiration for my illusions comes from many places. Most often they come from my dreams, or an everyday occurrence in life.

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Normally, I do magic on the s...

Normally, I do magic on the stage. But I can make magic credible and resonate through a TV screen.

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Everything that you'd see on ...

Everything that you'd see on The Ed Sullivan Show was at the Tannen's Magic. You'd think that if you could afford a trick like Doc Nixon's Dove Vanish, then you could be on The Ed Sullivan Show as an 8-year-old kid.

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Everyone was talking about ha...

Everyone was talking about having airplanes disappear. And I said, "Wait, wait, wait. That's what you like? I'd tell you a story about something like my girlfriend leaving me, and the magic was really hard. The airplane thing was comparatively easy, and people liked that thing?" I realized at that moment, the power of the simple idea.

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There was another guy suggest...

There was another guy suggested. He was a tall and dark-haired and Jewy, and I said, "No, he's too close to me." It ended up being Jerry Seinfeld.

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My father wanted to be an act...

My father wanted to be an actor, dreamed about being an actor, but he gave it up because my mom and his family told him, "You're never going to make it; it's too tough out there."

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When people say you can't do ...

When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't.

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Science and technology were o...

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.

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When the time came to say, "M...

When the time came to say, "Mom, I want to do this as a job," it was brutal. She was really against it. There were screaming matches. Some people are shut down by that and get defeated by it, and other people are empowered by the negativity. My father kind of encouraged me through that.

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There was an old brochure for...

There was an old brochure for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts with a quote from Robert Redford or someone, that said, "You're only as good as you dare to be bad."

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I need a form of escape even w...

I need a form of escape even when I'm working really hard.

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I really did sneak into Broadw...

I really did sneak into Broadway shows, starting when I was 12.

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I am fortunate to have the res...

I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions.

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I have always been interested ...

I have always been interested in pushing magic forward.

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For my father, being kind was ...

For my father, being kind was natural... I have to really work at it. I love competing and winning, conquest - not words you usually associate with kindness.

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For me to grow, I have to know...

For me to grow, I have to know about the foundation that came before.

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I find revealing the secrets o...

I find revealing the secrets of magic quite reprehensible.

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I act like I'm 14, if you have...

I act like I'm 14, if you haven't figured that out yet.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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