Tuesday, January 28, 2014

What is Truth? What is Illusion?


Both these quotes from Tennessee William plays essentially sum up my philosophy of being a professional magician…

“I don’t want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic! I try to give that to people. I misrepresent things to them. I don’t tell the truth, I tell what ought to be the truth.”
(A Streetcar Named Desire)

I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.”
(The Glass Menagerie)

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