David Blaine's whole set of street magic videos really blew me away. So I was toying with the fact of really pouring myself into magic when my father and I went to dinner one night in Orlando, FL and Michael Eaton happened to be walking around doing coin magic at tables at the restaurant we were at. That really sealed the deal for me - I wanted to be just like him. Mike, if you read this, you're the reason I'm here right now. Thanks.

Andrei Jikh, David Blaine, definitely Michael Eaton. I've tried to emulate the styles of these people to the best of my ability because I think they're the baddest guys on the block.

My mom actually helps me a lot. I'll show her something I've been working on, and she'll comment on what I need to work on, or something that would make the trick cooler. A lot of times I'll just sit and think, "What would be a really cool and successful trick?" and when I have a rough idea for something I think would be rad I just kind of mull over how it would be possible and go from there.

I constantly have cards on me. I have a calendar in my room that I mark days off with a sharpie, and I put a little dot on the day if I didn't have cards with me that day. I haven't made a dot in almost three years. I've found in my opinion the hardest part of being a successful street magician is the approach, and you can cut that out by sitting down and just busting out the most hardcore cardistry you've got. The people will come to you. So I practice any time I can, and everywhere I am. I've met a ton of really awesome people that way, too.