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It used to frustrate me when ...

It used to frustrate me when I'd get celebrities on my shows and I had to meet them as this ludicrous magician character rather than as myself.

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I don't want to be some extre...

I don't want to be some extreme therapist. Although seeing someone's life change for the better is a really moving thing.

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The process of coming out is ...

The process of coming out is normally very disappointing. It's not that people react badly to it - they really don't care.

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When touring I get to travel ...

When touring I get to travel around with my best friends, do a show I love and I'm confident people will enjoy, and have all the adrenalin that comes with performing.

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I never quite know how to des...

I never quite know how to describe what I do. I normally just say, 'Oh, I'm a magician', which probably puts fairly naff ideas in people's minds but is pleasantly conversation-stopping.

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If something's stressful I've...

If something's stressful I've always tended to just find ways of avoiding it rather than rising to meet it or try to change it.

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Since turning 40 I happily mo...

Since turning 40 I happily moisturise - I have what's called a regime - but I'm always in two minds because I have no idea if I'm completely wasting my money. They feel nice when they are on but I can't stop wondering, 'Am I succumbing to the same nonsense I try to fight against in other areas?'

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Magic, whether it's mind magi...

Magic, whether it's mind magic or conjuring, is about the cheapest and quickest way of impressing people, and I think if you don't grow out of that as a magician then it shows, and people get a bit sick of that after a while, because it starts to feel like posturing. So I grew out of it.

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When I started doing magic I ...

When I started doing magic I was quite obsessive about it. I didn't feel impressive and I had a strong desire to impress people. I was putting all my creative energy into learning and performing tricks, and it helps if you're not in relationships or doing the stuff other people are doing. But it's not necessarily a healthy way of living.

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Magic has both feet planted i...

Magic has both feet planted in cheap vaudeville and childish posturing; in dishonesty and therefore not in art.

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I'm finally having my TV remo...

I'm finally having my TV removed and replaced by a tropical fish tank, which I hope will provide more interesting viewing.

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I really do like being on sta...

I really do like being on stage. Compared to television I have a lot more control - it's a lot more relaxed and loose.

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I never really enjoy the thou...

I never really enjoy the thought of fancy dress.

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When I was at University I ha...

When I was at University I had a sort of fear about going to the gym and that kind of blokeish environment, which was rooted in a feeling of total inadequacy, which is what fear is.

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Most people's fear of being i...

Most people's fear of being in front of an audience can generally be conquered by being completely on top of what it is they've got to do.

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I was in Leeds, just starting...

I was in Leeds, just starting out, and I was hypnotising one person up on stage. Suddenly I had members of the crowd unsuspectingly go to sleep on me as well.

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For every moment of concentra...

For every moment of concentration there is an equal moment of relaxation.

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And the nature of magic is al...

And the nature of magic is all in the person's experience. Whether the magician is using a highly complex sleight of hand or he's just got two cards that are the same, it doesn't matter: it's how it's sold and how magical it is for the person that matters.

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Kindness and compassion aren'...

Kindness and compassion aren't political qualities even though they get politicized.

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People often think that you g...

People often think that you get the most of everything from having your face on the screen but its really, like musicians, when you hit the road. It's also where the most fun is, the adrenaline of it every night, giving this incredibly well rehearsed charismatic version of yourself every night and people hopefully loving you.

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