I was considered a comedy magician. And – how do I put this without sounding egotistical? – it didn’t take me long to realize that comedy magicians usually couldn’t do comedy or magic. Ricky Jay Read Quote
Like every art form, there are jealousies and angers and competitiveness in magic. But there’s camaraderie among magicians, whether you perform it for a living or you’re an enthusiast. Ricky Jay Read Quote
Magicians from the nineteenth century threw cards distances, but I think I’m the first one who made a thing about using them as weapons. Ricky Jay Read Quote
The pain is bad magicians ripping off good ones, doing magic badly, and making a mockery of the art. Ricky Jay Read Quote
I do think deception… There’s something kind of odd about tricking people for a living, but ultimately, it’s a remarkably honest profession, when you think about it. If you violate that code, and you say you’re not using camera tricks, and then you do, I actually think that’s a kind of serious moral issue. Ricky Jay Read Quote
