Escapology has one thing going for it that probably made Harry Houdini such a superstar in his day and a legend in… — James Randi Copy Share Image
In later years, holding forth to an interviewer or to an audience of aging fans at a comic book convention, Sam Clay… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
It is just flipping unbelievable. He is a mixture of Harry Houdini and a greased piglet. He is barely human in his… — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
There were moments where I was being kicked in the stomach, and even though I had this brace on to protect me,… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
Houdini, the magician who debunked magic, could not bear to see the great rationalist [Arthur Conan] Doyle enchanted by ghosts and frauds.… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
Form is a straitjacket in the way that a straitjacket was a straitjacket for Houdini, — Paul Muldoon Copy Share Image
In my work, there is a lot of storytelling. The storytelling is not a new thing. Back in the [Howard] Thurston days,… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
There was one moment, and it happened in school. I had a big final exam - we were supposed to write a… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
My father's book is about is about a number of things, but about Houdini's rage to not be a failure like his… — Nicholas Meyer Copy Share Image
To label Jason Randal a magician does a disservice. You'll think the laws of physics, nature, the universe itself have been suspended.… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I collect rare photographs... I have two... One of Houdini locking his keys in his car... the other is a rare picture… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
I remember finding a Houdini book at the library and seeing an image of him chained on the side of a building.… — David Blaine Copy Share Image
One of my inspirations, Harry Houdini, remains an icon of the art because he defied our primal fears. His demonstrations in the… — Criss Angel Copy Share Image
To me, Clark Kent in a phone booth and Houdini in a packing crate, they were one and the same thing," he… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
I didn't really know much about the Houdinis when I started. As soon as they sent me the script, I wanted to… — Kristen Connolly Copy Share Image
Houdini used to pull rabbits out of a hat, but he never tried to make a living out of selling them when… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share Image
It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at images of… — David Blaine Copy Share Image
I think if you would have cut Houdini with a knife, blood wouldn't come out, PR would. — Criss Angel Copy Share Image
As long as you can Houdini your way out of the Sisyphean constraints then originality happens. — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
They seal the subway change-booth guy up inside this thing with bullet-proof glass, closed in on all sides, it's like some kind… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
There were really a bunch of old, old magic hobbyists at the time, some of them who actually had known [Harry] Houdini.… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
There's something about the Houdini act that is not always made clear - about the escape act in general. — James Randi Copy Share Image
I jog through the halls and then go upstairs to Jane’s locker and carefully slip the note I wrote last night through… — John Green Copy Share Image
