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00046_Field_Thou Shalt Always Be Yourself.txt.txt
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With the exception of a very few magicians who have
played a specific character and were very good
actors, the best advice is to play yourself, but, of
course, with magic powers. All good magic requires
acting and Robert-Houdin's definition of a conjuror as
"an actor playing the part of a magician" is as true
today as it was 125 years ago. Many of the "sleights"
and "moves" of magic are not things that we would do
naturally, but they must be thoroughly learned and
acted so that they áððåáò natural. For only by
seeming natural will they be unnoticed. Along with
natural acting as a requirement for producing illusion, it
is also important not to try to be something you are not.
If you "think funny" and have a natural flair for humor,
weave it into your repertoire with "comedy patter" and
sight gags. If comedy does not come naturally to you,
then stick with the humor that is often inherent in the
performance of magic. The old-time magicians called it
"laughter born of bewilderment."