The Magician (TV Series)

The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit: Part I (1974)

Bill Bixby: Anthony Blake

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Quotes 

• Anthony Blake : Just let Gunther have his way, and then he'll let her go?

  Charles Keegan : Yes.

  Anthony Blake : You believe that?

  Charles Keegan : Yes.

  Anthony Blake : Why? Honor among thieves?

• Anthony Blake : Once when I was in India, I met a very wise old man who told me that the smartest thing he ever met was an ancient owl who learned all the wisdom of the ages. But this owl was very hard to catch, and the only way to catch it was with a lot of bright colors. So he started to produce these beautiful scarves. Like this... and like this. And he just kept producing more and more scarves. And if you pile together enough bright scarves and reach underneath, what do you find?

  [produces a live owl] 

• Janet Keegan : Where we going?

  Anthony Blake : My place.

  Janet Keegan : Now, I thought you were going to take me someplace where I'd be safe.