It is the unspoken ethic of all magicians to not reveal the secrets. — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Magic was a thing that, when I did it, it made all the kids go, "Ah, that's cool." — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
It's really hard to think of one kind of magic as a favorite. I've been really fortunate in that I've been able… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Magic has been something I've been really good at since I was really young. The ability has always come easy to me,… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
In magic, it takes two or three years for me to create a 5-minute illusion for me to get it to the… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Magic came very easy for me when I was a kid. When I was 8 years old I started doing it, and… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I really wanted to succeed. I wanted to be accepted. I read every magic book that I possibly could, studied every move,… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
From the very beginning, I studied acting, directing, lighting, dance and movement. I didn't rely on just the magic to take place.… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
To make magic credible on screen is always very difficult. The story is the most important thing. That is what should win.… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I had a point of view, which was different. I looked at magic as theater, as storytelling, and I tried to have… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Everything that you'd see on The Ed Sullivan Show was at the Tannen's Magic. You'd think that if you could afford a… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
You'd go in the magic shop [as an 8-year-old ], and you'd walk up to the magicians doing stuff, and they'd turn… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
It wasn't just about doing tricks. It's about taking an audience to another place, a special place, so they can really suspend… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Pippin had an opening number called "Magic to Do," and Jules Fisher, the brilliant lighting designer lit it. Tony Walton did all… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
There was a place in New York called Tannen's Magic. It still exists. But back in the day, it was really fantastic.… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Science and technology were often used by [the magician of old], even before they came into the marketplace on a mass basis.… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
There was a guy named Ed Mishell. He was this grandfatherly guy who did all the illustrations for the catalogs and reviewed… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
What I've tried to do in my stage magic is to take a trick and give it an emotional hook. — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
As I did more of that, I realized, "Well, maybe I should do more magic." — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Everyone was talking about having airplanes disappear. And I said, "Wait, wait, wait. That's what you like? I'd tell you a story… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I'm trying to change theater, in my own way - not just magic. I say that humbly, because I'm learning every single… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Demonic figures and occult themes have disappeared from modern magic. — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
[ Gil Cates] said, "You've got a point of view with your magic. There's this comedy to it, there's drama. You're telling… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Magic and new technology have always walked hand in hand - even back in the days of Robert Houdin. — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
You can feel better about yourself in a very short period of time depending on the kind of magic that you are… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I discovered that magic tricks got me more attention from the girls in my class when I was nine - so a… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
There is a safe spot within every tornado. My job is to find it. — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I'm inventing new principles. The audience has a point of view that no one can predict. — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I love creating new things. It's kind of my job, it's what I do, and I really have fun with it. — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Everyone was talking about having airplanes disappear. And I said, "Wait, wait, wait. That's what you like? I'd tell you a story about something… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
For me, it's about risk taking, taking things in new directions. Because every single time, no matter how much you learn, you can never… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race! — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Magicians are the people who began to use film as an illusion on stage. — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear. — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
![“You'd go in the magic shop [as an 8-year-old ], and you'd walk up to the magicians doing stuff, and they'd turn their back on you. "Oh my gosh, I wish they would accept me." It really lit a fire. I really wanted to succeed.” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e55/david-copperfield-2966_accept-me_you-d-go-in-the-magic-shop-as-an-8-year_729619.jpg)
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![“[ Gil Cates] said, "You've got a point of view with your magic. There's this comedy to it, there's drama. You're telling stories with magic."” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1a6/david-copperfield-2966_comedy_gil-cates-said-you-ve-got-a-point-of-vie_3097338.jpg)
