13 Banachek
“ Did we stick our own people in bad positions ? Absolutely . We would put them in bad positions because we didn ’ t have theater wings . We were out on the streets . It ’ s amazing how many magicians put Criss down .”
Banachek has produced more than 100 TV programs with Criss . In all creative projects there usually comes a point where the team gets burnt out , struggling to come up with new ideas . The hardest part is coming up with new presentations
“ If you come to me with something , I can figure out methods , ways to refine it , make it look better and and simplify it , so that it ’ s much more understandable for the audience . That ’ s where I ’ m really , really good .”
While it ’ s easy for him to acknowledges his strengths in this arena , when it comes to promoting his own strengths , it ’ s a different ball game entirely . There is a big gap and he knows it .
“ I ’ m the worst self promoter in the world . It ’ s hard for me to talk about myself in many contexts ; especially in relation to my accomplishments ,” he explains . “ When somebody comes up and says ‘ Man , that was an amazing show