My Dreams Are My Dress Rehearsals For

Later On, Towards The End Of Their Lives, I Thanked Her. I Said, "mom, You Were Really Tough." She Said, "i Wasn't Tough! I Always Believed In You."

The First Trick I Bought At Macy's Was A Little Wooden Board Where A Quarter Would Appear And Disappear.

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."

I Really Wanted To Succeed. I Wanted To Be Accepted. I Read Every Magic Book That I Possibly Could, Studied Every Move, And By The Time I Was 12, They Really Accepted Me, They Embraced Me.

[ Gil Cates] Said, "you've Got A Point Of View With Your Magic. There's This Comedy To It, There's Drama. You're Telling Stories With Magic."