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… — Teller Copy Share Image
Every time you perform a magic trick, you're engaging in experimental psychology. If the audience asks, 'How the hell did he do that?' then the experiment was successful. — Teller Copy Share Image
In real life, the most important decision you ever make is, where does reality leave off and make-believe begin? If you make a mistake… — Teller Copy Share
People come up to me on the street and make some little joke - like they'll say, 'Excuse me, sir, what time is it?'… — Teller Copy Share
Indian street magic tends to be very gory, blood and guts. One trick is for a magician to take a knife and appear to… — Teller Copy Share
Given my absolute druthers, I would certainly like to see that every part of my body is used for spare parts for science. — Teller Copy Share
The silent thing onstage allows for a kind of intimacy that no conversation can have. If I just shut up, we're forced to look… — Teller Copy Share
Magicians have done controlled testing in human perception for thousands of years. — Teller Copy Share
When a magician lets you notice something on your own, his lie becomes impenetrable. — Teller Copy Share
I always assumed I'd spend my life happily performing in artsy-fartsy little theaters. — Teller Copy Share
