Houdina quotes from IZombie

Houdina

People think playing cards is just for fun and games. But a full deck is like a gun with 52 deadly bullets in the chamber.

Clive Babineaux

You weren't performing when Syd was killed. You'd already disappeared off-stage for your closer.

Houdina

Guys, I didn't actually disappear. I hate to break this to you. Magic isn't real. You remember the cocktail waitress at the end of the show? The one you asked if she knew where I was? That was me. I had her costume on underneath mine.

Clive Babineaux

But I looked right at you.

Houdina

That's the thing about a magic trick. If it's done well, the answer's right in front of you.

Clive Babineaux

We'd like to ask you some questions about Syd Wicked.

Houdina

He's not dead. I bet it's a stunt. Syd's very talented.

Liv Moore

Trust me, he's dead.

Houdina

[Houdina smiles] Whatever you say.

Houdina

We were young and doing crappy clubs. Syd's whole gimmick was the goth, death thing. But it was just an onstage persona.

Liv Moore

He didn't believe in that stuff?

Houdina

Ah! No. When I met him, he was still going by Steve and owned all the Police Academy movies. Over the years, he got more and more into it. When he told me he'd hired a Wiccan to perform the wedding ceremony, I got the hell out of there.