My business has given me an intimate knowledge of stage illusions, together with many years of experience among show people of all types.

It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.

My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my business.

In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass out of the open mouth instead of up into the roof,…

The way to go to the circus, however, is with someone who has seen perhaps one theatrical performance before in his life and that in the High School hall. ... …

I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us.

''Write what you know' is a tautology. You have no choice -- you have to write what you know, and in order to write something new, you have to learn something …