I’m probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made me stop studying the accordion. Ricky Jay Read Quote
I started doing radio pieces with no clear, preconceived idea, except that I have a tendency to be theatrical. Ricky Jay Read Quote
Every acting gig isn’t the same, every writing job isn’t the same, every live performance isn’t the same – the challenge is the level of difficulty or ease, and that may vary. Ricky Jay Read Quote
To obfuscate the reconstruction of the effect – when a magician is fooled by another magician doing magic. In my career that’s not been the major passion, but it’s been the passion of a number of my mentors. The crowning achievement for them would be to create magic good enough to fool other magicians. Ricky Jay Read Quote
For me, the most exciting thing is to create good magic that’s entertaining for an audience, and it would be lovely if a magician was fooled as well. Ricky Jay Read Quote
I certainly was performing before my writing was published, because I was performing when I was very young. And the thing is I’m very comfortable on stage, so a large portion of my act did come from ad-libs. Ricky Jay Read Quote
I always read what I write out loud, and I did that long before any radio thing. My editor finds that unusual. Ricky Jay Read Quote
I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That’s why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things a person can do. Ricky Jay Read Quote
