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There Was An Old Brochure For The American Academy Of Dramatic Arts With A Quote From Robert Redford Or Someone, That Said, "you're Only As Good As You Dare To Be Bad."

My Father Kind Of Encouraged Me Through That. Exactly,[work] Not As An Actor, Obviously, But As Someone In Show Business That Had Some Success. He Told Me To Live The Impossible. "live The Impossible!"

When You See Me Do A Five-minute Thing, There's Been About Two Years Of Preparation Behind That. You Know, I Find That's What It Takes To Really Make It The Level Of Quality I Prefer.

I Invented Magic Stuff; It Came Very Easily. Now, I Sucked At Everything Else, But I Was Good At Magic As A Kid.

When The Time Came To Say, "mom, I Want To Do This As A Job," It Was Brutal. She Was Really Against It. There Were Screaming Matches. Some People Are Shut Down By That And Get Defeated By It, And Other People Are Empowered By The Negativity. My Father Kind Of Encouraged Me Through That.