We weren't poor growing up on Long Island, but it wasn't lavish - just a regular middle-class house.

I've never formally trained for pain management, but I have a good understanding of how to conquer it. I just analyze the pain, feel it in the moment, and then mentally become numb to it.

I like to say magic is the world's second oldest profession, a mystical and often awe-inspiring spectacle that, throughout the ages, has blended superstition, trickery and religion.

I had an amazing childhood, lots of love. But my dad worked his tail off, getting up at 4 in the morning and going off at 5, 6 o'clock, yet he always had time to spend with his kids and his wife.

Honestly, I'm not an extravagant person; I don't spend a lot of money.

I've always said that Miguel Pinero's story is a quintessential American tale. An immigrant who comes to this country, is immediately marginalized to the lowest economic level and persecuted because of his skin color and, in spite of all the obstacles put in his way, he becomes a huge popular success.

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

It's a really big deal to have a star on the Walk of Fame; it feels like an incredible achievement.