I have no idea what's next, I simply don't have a clue. Lance Burton More Quotes by Lance Burton More Quotes From Lance Burton Perform as many times as you can in front of people you don't know. Lance Burton magic knows people It's new and different every night. The charge you get from a good audience is like nothing else. Lance Burton audience different night One of the funniest lines in my show was written for me by Alan Bursky. I really want to learn this routine! Lance Burton routine lines want I feel like I'm the luckiest person alive. I'm always waiting for that phone call: 'Hello. We've just realized you're really a no-talent hillbilly. We've made a horrible mistake and we'd like you to leave now. Lance Burton phones waiting mistake I am very impressed by the thinking that went into The Clarity Box. David Regal is diabolical. Lance Burton regal clarity thinking That's sort of like asking a parent who their favorite child is. It's very hard to determine. Sometimes I'll get feedback from somebody who liked this part of the show. Others like another part of the show. Lance Burton parent asking children The dove act? I'm still working on it. I don't think it's perfect yet. I got my first pair of doves when I was 14 years old. That was the beginning of the formation of that act. So it's been 24 years now that I've been working on it. Lance Burton perfect years thinking It was a great opportunity that I had to take - my very own theater. That comes along once in a lifetime. It doesn't even seem like 15 years ago - time sure flies by. I've really had a lot of fun with it. Lance Burton opportunity fun years I'm very happy to be employed. I always contend that in show business that if you're employed, then you're successful. Lance Burton show-business very-happy successful I'm comfortable and confident about the future. Lance Burton comfortable Harry Collins was the first magician I ever saw back in 1965 when I was five years old. He was doing a magic show and I was the volunteer from the audience. Lance Burton volunteer magic years I've worked nonstop for 31 years. I've counted down myself hundreds of cues for everything in each 90-minute show. I've never really taken an extended break, so I'd like to see what a vacation is really like. Lance Burton vacation taken years That's kind of what we have here. I think we've just grown apart, we have different philosophies, and we're going in different directions. Lance Burton different philosophy thinking When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic. Lance Burton louisville magic teacher I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers. Lance Burton growing-up couple teacher We didn't have a whole lot of money when I was growing up either. I would always ask for magic books or magic tricks for my birthday or for Christmas and the rest of the year I either had to mow lawns or find part time jobs to help supplement the cost of doing magic. Lance Burton growing-up birthday jobs
