Top 3 Questions I Get as a Magician

8/9/2025

There are three things I get asked all the time at events, parties, and even in the checkout line at Trader Joe’s.

I love these questions—not just because they show how curious people are, but because they give me a chance to talk about something I love.

So here they are: the Top 3…

1. “How did you get into magic?”

I tell them it started with a magic set I got as a kid—and it did. But the real answer?

It was the look on people’s faces when something impossible happened in my hands.

That reaction… stuck with me. It still does.

​2. “Can you make my spouse disappear?”

(Ha. Never heard that one before.)

Truthfully, magic isn’t about making things disappear — it’s about making things reappear. Wonder. Joy. That wide-eyed feeling you had when you were 8 years old.

That’s the real magic trick.

3. “Do you ever mess up?”

I mean… do I look like a real wizard?

But seriously—part of the magic is knowing how to recover. Like a jazz musician who hits a wrong note and plays it twice so it sounds intentional.

And honestly? Half the fun is improvising in the moment. That’s when some of the best magic happens.

Want to know a secret?
The best magicians aren’t just good with cards or coins — they’re good with people. They know how to read a room. How to turn a moment into a memory. How to leave someone feeling like maybe, just maybe… anything is possible.

And that’s why I love what I do.

Thanks for asking.

​—Ryan