Not only do I lie, I take real pleasure in lying, in the transmission of magic effects. Ricky Jay effectliemagic Change image and share on social
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 amazedazzlegreat Change image and share on social
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 cardcenturydistance Change image and share on social
That's one of the ways language evolved, by some very obscure form becoming common usage. And I must say that I'm very intrigued by use of language and slang, and criminal underground terms. Ricky Jay commoncriminalevolve Change image and share on social
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 accordionhistorykid Change image and share on social
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 actcomfortablelarge share on social
Dai Vernon, the greatest sleight of hand figure in the history of the art, rarely performed. But he invented magic and had an enormous influence on the whole range of sleight of hand. And so often, the magic he was doing was to fool other magicians. Ricky Jay artdaienormous share on social
One of the best sleight-of-hand guys I know is a plumber. Ricky Jay guyhandplumber Change image and share on social
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 cameracodedeception share on social
I know absolutely nothing about the 20th Century. Ricky Jay 20thabsolutelycentury Change image and share on social