Ricky Jay : (4) " I don’t know what first got me to attack melons. It’s not like I ate a bad one and got an upset stomach. It just eventually seemed like the appropriate fruit. " - Ricky Jay " I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That’s why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things a person can do. " - Ricky Jay " I know absolutely nothing about the 20th Century. " - Ricky Jay " My father was the Formica King of Long Island, and my mother was the daughter of a Bengal Lancer in India. " - Ricky Jay