Jim Steinmeyer Quotes

• Unlike a mere deception or a simple secret, which gives the impression that something's been taken away, a great magician makes you feel like something's been given to you.

  Jim Steinmeyer

  Taken, Simple, Giving

  Jim Steinmeyer, Teller (2009). “Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear”, p.22, Da Capo Press

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• Magicians guard an empty safe.

  Jim Steinmeyer

  Magic, Safe, Empty

  Jim Steinmeyer, Teller (2009). “Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear”, p.16, Da Capo Press

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• The art of a magician is not found in the simple deception, but in what surrounds it, the construction of a reality which supports the illusion.

  Jim Steinmeyer

  Art, Simple, Reality

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• Almost any trick can be improved by thinking through it slowlyThe first step is to not blink

  Jim Steinmeyer

  Thinking, Firsts, Steps

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• Ultimately every trick succeeds or fails with an audience because of its plot.

  Jim Steinmeyer

  Plot, Succeed, Failing

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• Brilliant. The Ontology Project is a post-graduate course in card magic.

  Jim Steinmeyer

  Magic, Cards, Ontology

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• Every once in a while, magicians strike gold. David Regal has created and produced the perfect close-up illusion.

  Jim Steinmeyer

  Perfect, Gold, Illusion

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