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It's Okay For Me To Be Gay, But God Didn't Make Me That Way.

[ Gil Cates] Said, "you've Got A Point Of View With Your Magic. There's This Comedy To It, There's Drama. You're Telling Stories With Magic."

But When I Go Off Stage I Don't Have A Deck Of Cards With Me All The Time.

Like In Comedy, You Know The Names Of The People Who Steal Things That Others Work Really Hard On. It Really Sucks. And, In Magic, It's Not Just The Hard Work Of Getting The Words And Attitude And Point Of View Right; You're Taking An Actual Invention, Making Something Over Three Or Four Years, And Somebody Can Just Take It.

Later On, Towards The End Of Their Lives, I Thanked Her. I Said, "mom, You Were Really Tough." She Said, "i Wasn't Tough! I Always Believed In You."