"I think the toughest thing about being an……" — Ricky Jay
"I think the toughest thing about being an actor in a film is to be with a director who doesn't know what they want. And that can be really, really frustrating."
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27 Quotes by Ricky Jay
Ricky Jay has 27 quotes on this site.
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If it sounds too good to be true, it always is.
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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…
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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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Magic is a powerful art that can support a weak performer.
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I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That's why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things…
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I always read what I write out loud, and I did that long before any radio thing. My editor finds…
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For me, the most exciting thing is to create good magic that's entertaining for an audience, and it would be…
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I know absolutely nothing about the 20th Century.
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I started doing radio pieces with no clear, preconceived idea, except that I have a tendency to be theatrical.
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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…
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Unlike other Jewish families, we didn't go out for Chinese food on Sundays, but we spent our time in a…
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I'm probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made me stop studying…
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