I think that many people say they do it for the reactions and all that, but I believe it's a lie. I think that for the most part, they do it for themselves. I do it mostly for myselves. Technically, it's for the spectators reactions, and entertaining them, but I feel good because it was me who made them feel that way. So basically for myself, but also for the spectators in a sense. It may sound selfish, but I'm not going to lie about it- it gives me a good feeling when I know I've accomplished an effect I've een striving to get down. To know that I've brought happiness to someone's life... if even for a minute.
Hopefully someday in the near future I'll be able to go pro, but we'll see. After that, I plan to play it by ear. I hope to be a lawyer someday, and I may not have time to do gigs anymore. If that's the case, I can wait until I'm retired- assuming magic is still around by then (that's a scary thought, isn't?).
