I'm Inventing New Principles. The Audience Has

I'm A Magician, Not A Singer.

From The Very Beginning, I Studied Acting, Directing, Lighting, Dance And Movement. I Didn't Rely On Just The Magic To Take Place. It's A Shame That A Lot Of Magicians Just Rely On The Trick Itself And They Have No Other Abilities. They Get Away With The Wonder Factor, And I Don't Think That's Enough. It's Great, But It's Not Enough.

Ride On! Rough-shod If Need Be, Smooth-shod If That Will Do, But Ride On! Ride On Over All Obstacles, And Win The Race!

For Me, I Was Watching Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Orson Welles, Victor Fleming Movies, And I Said, "i Want To Tell Stories Like That. I Want To Move People Like That. But I'm Good At Magic, So What Am I Going To Do?" So I Started Using Magic For The Right Reasons - To Get The Girl.

I Got To Watch Frank Capra, In His Eighties, In Action. You Read All The Stories About Frank Capra Fighting With The Head Of Columbia, Harry Cohn, "it's My Way Or The Highway." I Got To Watch That. He Lambasted Me, "you Cannot Do This. You Will Fail." Finally, After Another Hour Of Conversation, I Convinced Him To Help Me Write The Speech.