I know absolutely nothing about the 20th Century. Ricky Jay 20thabsolutelycentury Change image and share on social
Sitting with a deck of cards in your hand all day is an obsession. Visiting print shops and bookstores and libraries is an obsession. And writing about this is an obsession. I think, in general, most collectors are obsessed. I think the only form of a rationalized greed is when you're collecting something you are supposedly serious about. Ricky Jay bookstorecardcollect share on social
There are enormous dangers in thinking that the world online is the world as it exists, that what you get from your one stroke on the Internet is all there is to know. Ricky Jay dangerenormousexist Change image and share on social
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 audiencecreateentertain Change image and share on social
In the winters, I enrolled in the hotel management program at Cornell University. I naively thought that I knew something about sleight-of-hand, entertainment and food, and that would be all I needed. Ricky Jay cornellenrollentertainment Change image and share on social