I try to help people realize their dreams by using magic to tell stories that educate, move, and inspire. — 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
I started as a ventriloquist, a very bad ventriloquist. And people saw my lips moving and it was ridiculous, so finally I… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
For me, I was watching Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Orson Welles, Victor Fleming movies, and I said, "I want to tell stories… — 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
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
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
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