Ricky Jay on Ways of Learning: Books and Teachers | American Masters on PBS

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"I’ve collected thousands of books in my life about magic technique. But I believe that the real key to learning is personally. It’s almost like the sensei master relationship in the martial arts--that the way you want to learn is by someone that you respect showing you something." -- Ricky Jay.

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