Ricky Jay Biography
Ricky Jay (born Richard Jay Potash) was an actor, magician, cardsharp, and film consultant. Ricky's love and deep study of card tricks and deception gained him worldwide fame and respect, and he was often called in to consult for movies and TV shows where deception was a key element of the story. Ricky was an exceptional close-up magician and playing-card handler, but he also acted in movies such as Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Magnolia, as well as TV shows like the X-Files, HBO's Deadwood, and David Mamet's The Unit, always playing intense characters who seemed to know everything but only handed out information in riddles and suggestions.
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The Process and Market Control Discussion
George Lang:
The Process. And by means of the Process, to control the global market.
Businessman 1:
And this Process is complete?
George Lang:
It's near completion.
Businessman 1:
Near completion.
George Lang:
Very near. This team which Mr. Ross — the Team. The Team. And I think, if I may, uh, Mr. Klein, it would not be amiss to state that both the work and the inspiration for the process was —
Mr. Klein:
Thank you, George. I know you'll understand when I say that's neither here nor there. These gentlemen have come down to hear the good news.
Joe Ross:
The good news is control of the market.
Joe Ross:
Obviously, we don't want to get too specific, for security reasons. So, my task today is to tell you those things which I can in laymen's language. I think I can break it down sufficiently to give you a pretty firm idea of —
Mr. Klein:
The Process, yes.
Businessman 2:
How long can we hold on to it before the competition steals it?
Mr. Klein:
Well, we defend it. Of course. Tooth and nail. This is a proprietary process.
Joe Ross: [He hesitates and looks at George.]
Without the data, without our actual data, without the formula, the Japanese, or anyone else, for that matter, would have nothing. Should you give us the go-ahead, their actual —
George Lang:
The legal issues are these. We have both the de facto and the de jure copyright of that process. It was developed by —
Joe Ross:
Even if they should engage in piracy, their search and development time —
George Lang:
— their catch-up time —
Joe Ross:
— would put them back — George?
George Lang:
Three?
Joe Ross:
Three to five years.
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