Ricky Jay Quotes
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Not only do I lie, I take real pleasure in lying, in the transmission of magic effects.
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I always read what I write out loud, and I did that long before any radio thing. My editor finds that unusual.
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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.
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The pain is bad magicians ripping off good ones, doing magic badly, and making a mockery of the art.
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Maybe the the luxury of not having acting be my only profession is that I can be more selective about what I choose to be in. I've been really lucky in terms of film projects with people, terrific actors and also writers and directors that I really respect.
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I grew up like Athena — covered with playing cards instead of armor — and, at the age of seven, materialized on a TV show, doing magic.
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I think a lot of people just assumed I came to L.A. to do more television and get into show business.
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My father was the Formica King of Long Island, and my mother was the daughter of a Bengal Lancer in India.
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There are people who try to figure things out. Often, magic is presented in a way that sets up a challenge that I actually find kind of appalling. You know, "I'm clever, I can do something, and you don't know what it is." And that instills in the audience the idea that, "Yes, I do. You're not that clever."
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Writing is the only thing in my life that doesn't get easier. It just doesn't.