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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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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, 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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We're terrible at realising w...

We're terrible at realising what goes on in other people's heads because we are trapped inside our own.

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Our fascination with weather:...

Our fascination with weather: its caprices and changes as an antidote to the eternal repetition of daily life; a helpful illusion of novelty

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Have your cake and eat it... ...

Have your cake and eat it... there's no other reason to have a cake

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Dull magic is a collection of...

Dull magic is a collection of tricks: great magic should sting.

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To impress people as much as ...

To impress people as much as we would wish, we would first need to successfully adopt each of their value systems

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I’m a big fan of parrots - I ...

I’m a big fan of parrots - I think they’re fascinating creatures. Many of them live for longer than us humans and it's interesting to me the way they learn to mimic human voices even though they don't really comprehend what they're saying.

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When [the magician] clicks hi...

When [the magician] clicks his fingers and cards change to the four aces, we know we have experienced sleight of hand. Real magic would not be quite that quick and easy. Real magic would take investment. Real magic would draw you in, and make you nervous.

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Seems the seance has become t...

Seems the seance has become the most complained-about show. It received 700 complaints. I might add that the prospect of me blowing my head off on live TV last year attracted only twenty. Fair enough, I suppose.

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Booking an act for my Dad's 7...

Booking an act for my Dad's 70th birthday, I wanted a great act and went straight to John Archer- his reputation in the magic world is among the very best. I was so pleased he was able to do it, and he absolutely brought the house down. It was brilliant, hysterically funny, and perfectly pitched for the occasion. He made the evening. I'd recommend him unreservedly.

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A lot of unconfident kids do ...

A lot of unconfident kids do tricks because it's the quickest route to impressing people," he explains. "You can stand behind something amazing and people think you're amazing.

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When you start to build a ser...

When you start to build a serious wardrobe, the navy blazer is the very first piece you should choose. It can be a building block for an entire work and casual wardrobe.

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

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