he said it was as though they thought the right words would just pop into their heads when they needed them. he said every word he said, every move he made, had a purpose. that was over 20 years ago, but i never forgot it. when performing a card trick he made a comment which made everyone laugh. it was to us an off the cuff remark. later in the lecture he explained he had to do a “dangerous” move and when people laugh they throw their heads back and blink for a second. that’s all the time he needed and that “off the cuff remark” was a set part 