But Vegas Is Really My First Home.

I Went To Visit Frank Capra, One Of My Idols, And Did A Kind Of Judd Apatow Interview With Him. I Said, "i'd Like The Statue Of Liberty To Disappear, But I Want To Do It As A Lesson In Freedom, How Valuable Freedom Is And What The World Would Be Like Without Liberty." And Frank Capra Looked At Me And Said, "david, I Love Your Idea, But Here's What You're Going To Do. You're Going To Try And It's Not Going To Work; It's Not Going To Disappear." And I Said, "mr. Capra, I Can't Do That."

Pippin Had An Opening Number Called "magic To Do," And Jules Fisher, The Brilliant Lighting Designer Lit It. Tony Walton Did All Of The Sets. As A Kid I Thought, "wow, I'm Seeing Onstage What A Mgm Musical Would Look Like Live." It Was That Good, And It Was Directed By Bob Fosse.

It Is The Unspoken Ethic Of All Magicians To Not Reveal The Secrets.

To Make Magic Credible On Screen Is Always Very Difficult. The Story Is The Most Important Thing. That Is What Should Win. If Sacrifices Or Compromises Are Made, It's Usually For Story. Story In Magic Is Very, Very Important To Me. That's What I've Really Championed Through My Career.

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.