Things I've done in the past always make me cringe a bit. When I think back to being a Christian. Proselytising to… — Derren Brown Cringe Copy Share Image
So I don't really suffer too badly from fears - I'm quite happy to engender them in other people though! — Derren Brown Fear Copy Share Image
That was how I started, as a hypnotist. But I didn't like the kind of gigs I was being offered. I didn't… — Derren Brown Being Copy Share Image
I'll sometimes go a week or two without tweeting, and then when I'm in the mood, tweet loads, and clog up people's… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I like films that sort of play out in one confined area. Films that have a feeling that you're watching a play,… — Derren Brown Cinema Copy Share Image
A lot of unconfident kids do tricks because it's the quickest route to impressing people," he explains. "You can stand behind something… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Mentalist is the technical term for what I do and it covers everything from psychic medium through Uri Geller, through to magicians… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I really do like being on stage. Compared to television I have a lot more control - it's a lot more relaxed… — Derren Brown Being Copy Share Image
Being gay facilitated my capacity for shame. As a child, I carried around this thing that gradually became this big dark secret.… — Derren Brown Children Copy Share Image
Suggestibility is a very loose term. You may not be the sort of person who responds well to a hypnotist on stage,… — Derren Brown Doctor Copy Share Image
I never quite know how to describe what I do. I normally just say, 'Oh, I'm a magician', which probably puts fairly… — Derren Brown Conversation Copy Share Image
The Stoics appear during a huge time of constant wars and real political strife. And it became very popular, I think, because… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Clearly if a hypnotist could make someone to steal £100k just by telling them to, the world would be a different place,… — Derren Brown Holiday Copy Share Image
If someone does not have a specific charity they would like to donate to, that's OK. An undesignated donation would be split… — Derren Brown Annapolis Copy Share Image
That's how I lived for 10 years in Bristol after graduating. I just stayed in my student flat and paid very little… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I am often dishonest in my techniques ... I happily admit to cheating, it's all part of the game. I hope some… — Derren Brown Cheating Copy Share Image
I really liked 'Heist,' and that seems to be a popular favourite, but I think my personal favourite was 'Hero at 30,000… — Derren Brown Film Copy Share Image
Most people's fear of being in front of an audience can generally be conquered by being completely on top of what it… — Derren Brown Audience Copy Share Image
Sexuality is often tied in with something you feel you lack in yourself and look for in others. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Magic's quite a solitary pursuit - a thing you can do for hours and hours, getting better and better. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Glenn Close is my favourite actress and she came to see the show in London once which was giddying. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I was in Leeds, just starting out, and I was hypnotising one person up on stage. Suddenly I had members of the… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
A lot of unconfident kids do tricks because it's the quickest route to impressing people. You can stand behind something amazing and… — Derren Brown Amazing Copy Share Image
When you're with your partner, I think, does everyone else sing and do the stupid voices and all that stuff that I… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I'm not very sociable. If I get invited to a glamorous event I probably won't go. That world does not really appeal… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
When touring I get to travel around with my best friends, do a show I love and I'm confident people will enjoy,… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
To impress people as much as we would wish, we would first need to successfully adopt each of their value systems — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I once had Rachel McAdams over for lunch, when she was with Michael Sheen, who's a friend of mine. — Derren Brown Friend Copy Share Image
I've got a house full of taxidermy. It's like a museum. I have about 200 pieces in total, all ethically sourced. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
People are just passively accepting what you tell them, so if you are on TV there is that greater responsibility to be… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I wasn't terribly sociable. I had two or three friends at school. I drew things, played with Lego. My parents left me… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
The joy of doing the TV or something like 'Sacrifice' isn't really the process of doing it; the joy is going through… — Derren Brown Experience Copy Share Image
I came across the idea of running towards the things that frighten you. Once you go and do it, you realise that… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Few kids seek to learn a skill specifically designed to impress people unless they feel less than impressive themselves. — Derren Brown Education Copy Share Image
I love touring, more than anything. Doing the stage show is a more enjoyable process than TV. There are no safeguards but… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
“We might never rid ourselves of a lingering anxiety regarding our death; this is a kind of tax we pay in return… — Derren Brown Anxiety Copy Share Image
I was allowed to do whatever made me happy. I can't think of a better or more worthwhile approach to parenting. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
We're terrible at realising what goes on in other people's heads because we are trapped inside our own. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
When I was at University I had a sort of fear about going to the gym and that kind of blokeish environment,… — Derren Brown Environment Copy Share Image
When [the magician] clicks his fingers and cards change to the four aces, we know we have experienced sleight of hand. Real… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image