I first read about Micahel Moschen in 1995. The following quote has stuck with me:
Here he is performing at T.E.D. -- all about Space, Lines, Learning, Time, Perception, and Magic
T.E.D. Blog Link
"Don't just do the stuff that's already out there," Moschen tells him, "or you'll just be a mirror. Try to find the humanity in the magic and maybe you'll come up with something of your own. It's the humanity that gets you there, not techniques."
-- Michael Moschen (Smithsonian Magazine Aug 95 p.47)
Here he is performing at T.E.D. -- all about Space, Lines, Learning, Time, Perception, and Magic
T.E.D. Blog Link