Magicians: Life in the Impossible Page #2

It's his own business.

So what do you--

what did you want to ask?

what was the purpose

of your call?

It sounds

a little bit arrogant,

but it's true.

He has all the potential

to be a real big star in vegas,

But you have to

work on your luck,

you have to force it.

So I want him on the strip.

There's like a metaphor

for me personally

with magic,

And the possibilities

that it represents.

--thank you.

Think of the card.

If it was a red card,

You might notice your hand

getting warmer,

And I think

it was a red card.

If something seems

impossible, I want it

to happen even more.

Audience:
Whoa!

Do you have a driver's

license or something

with your photo on it?

Watch.

I'm like the stepchild

of magic.

I'm not going through

the normal channels.

I'm not trying to

get to vegas.

But I want to

reach more people,

I want to continue to

create new magic that's

never been seen.

And this year I'd love

to have my own tv show.

You know, we've had these,

like, street magicians

for the last ten years,

That have been really great,

but that has been done,

And so now it's time to

sort of bring it into

a new era.

It's a lot different

to perform magic

on television,

Because people have

more scrutiny.

And it doesn't matter how

amazing what you're doing is.

I mean, I could fly around

this room right now and

you would freak out.

Here, let's, uh...

Let's just...

Grab something.

So if I did something

on television,

And you were watching,

You would maybe be

a little skeptical,

But because it's right here

And because I'm about

to do this for you

in person,

You know that what you're

seeing is actually real,

Because you're seeing it

with your own eyes.

that is awesome.

you're never gonna

get the same experience

If you watch it

on television.

But it's fun to try.

Here you go.

Good-looking guy, huh?

You like really good close-up

magic, and I love it,

We have a young man

tonight from the magic castle,

brian gillis.

Magician brian gillis.

Brian gillis.

A very clever magician,

brian gillis is here tonight.

Brian gillis.

Brian?

my favorite performance

that I've ever done

Was performing

for johnny carson

on "the tonight show."

I think johnny's favorite

trick that I did

Was one that I invented,

the sweet 'n' low trick.

It involves somebody

taking a bill and tearing off

the serial number

So they can

identify it later.

And then I light

the bill on fire,

- ay, yi, yi.

-Went in the sugar bowl.

And it ends up inside

a sealed sweet 'n' low packet

That's been on their table

the entire time.

- can't be done.

- there's no way.

it's a trick, I tell you.

there is a bill in here.

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