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" A lot of people think jugglers defy gravity or do stuff. Well, I kind of, from my childhood and golf and all that, it's a process of joining with forces. "
Childhood
Process
Think
" I bought a crystal ball, and I wanted to use it, but I didn't know how, and I wouldn't use it until I developed a technique to use it that was truthful. "
Crystal
Know
Ball
" If you look at any 15 pieces of mine, nobody does a piece like them. Totally new techniques. All the jugglers are stealing from me and claiming that they've done it. "
Me
You
Done
" I look at it somewhat as a way - when you learn juggling, what you learn is how to feel with your eyes and see with your hands because you're not looking at your hands, you're looking at where the balls are, or you're looking at the audience. "
You
Feel
Eyes
" Impossible doesn't concern me. My job is to dream. "
Dream
Me
Concern
" I see lines of space. I break things down into lines and space, and I balance. "
I See
Space
Down
" I started juggling a long time ago, but long before that, I was a golfer, and that's what I was: a golfer. And as a golfer and as a kid, one of the things that really sort of seeped into my pores, that I sort of lived my whole life, is process. And it's the process of learning things. "
Learning
Kid
Life
" I was learning things in school rather than learning how to teach myself, which is what you have to do in life, so I just abandoned it and did ceramics for a year and a half. "
Life
Learning
Myself
" Juggling is a conversation with the stick, the body, the brain. "
Body
Brain
Stick
" My form is more on the lines of a Chinese porcelain-jar juggler. They learn it as a child. They learn, learn, learn, learn - but not with a porcelain jar. Then, when they're ready to perform, they're taken to a museum, and they're given a porcelain jar for a lifetime to use. When they're done, it's returned to the museum. "
Ready
Museum
More
" Now, juggling can be a lot of fun; play with skill and play with space, play with rhythm. "
Space
Rhythm
Play
" This is what I believe about performing: There is no reason to be on stage - there is no reason to be there - if you're not going to put all your baggage somewhere else and just be honest. Whatever you're doing - screw it up, do great - just be there, and be honest. That's the most important thing. "
Important
You
Great
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