As a kid, I was a Hitchcock lover; I cared about the dark side of things. Teller caredarkhitchcock Change image and share on social
Magic's about understanding - and then manipulating - how viewers digest the sensory information. Teller digestinformationmagic Change image and share on social
If you read Shakespeare's stage directions, all the gore and violence is right in there. Teller directiongoreread Change image and share on social
Reality seems so simple. We just open our eyes and there it is. But that doesn't mean it is simple. Teller eyeopenreality Change image and share on social
The place we want to explore unpleasantness in the real world is in art. Teller artexploreplace Change image and share on social
Indian street magic tends to be very gory, blood and guts. One trick is for a magician to take a knife and appear to cut his kid's head almost off. The magician then says to the crowd, 'Well I can continue to cut off my son's head or you can all give me some money.' Then he wanders around and takes 10 rupees from everyone and restores his son. Teller bloodcontinuecrowd share on social
Generally, magicians don't know what to say, so they say stupid and redundant crap like, 'Here I am holding a red ball.' Teller ballcrapgenerally Change image and share on social
When a magician lets you notice something on your own, his lie becomes impenetrable. Teller impenetrableletlie Change image and share on social
People come up to me on the street and make some little joke - like they'll say, 'Excuse me, sir, what time is it?' And I'll say, you know, '5:15,' and they'll say, 'Hey! Made you talk!' And that's merely a way of saying, 'I know your work and I like you.' Teller excuseheyjoke share on social