My father kind of encouraged me through that. Exactly,[work] not as an actor, obviously, but as someone in show business that had… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
My show is constantly evolving... new tricks are added, old ones are dropped... so it stays fresh. But it's the randomly selected… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I'm the luckiest man in the world - performing 500 shows a year and loving what I do - illusion IS my… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
All my TV shows are done live in front of audiences, and all the material I take on the road and travel… — 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
[Producers] took me to Chicago at 18 to star in a show that ran for almost a year. And that's when my… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Later, when I was at Caesar's Palace, and [Joe and Gil Cates] were trying to get me to have opening acts for… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I see people's need to dream, people's need to escape - you see it! That's why people come to comedy shows, that's… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
A few years later, when I was still going to these meetings, I was also "second-acting" every Broadway show [walking in with… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I could vanish the silk better than Ben Vereen - that was for sure. So I think maybe they said, "Okay, maybe… — 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
Actually, I started as a ventriloquist and my music teacher said, "Why don't you emcee the talent show?" My act was out… — 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 wrote an op-ed piece in The New York Times about the amazing effect of shared wonder - how I have an… — 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
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
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
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
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
Magicians are the people who began to use film as an illusion on stage. — David Copperfield Copy Share
I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear. — David Copperfield Copy Share
I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions. — David Copperfield Copy Share
I'm the luckiest man in the world - performing 500 shows a year and loving what I do - illusion IS my day to… — David Copperfield Copy Share
From the very beginning, I studied acting, directing, lighting, dance and movement. I didn't rely on just the magic to take place. It's a… — David Copperfield Copy Share
![“My father kind of encouraged me through that. Exactly,[work] not as an actor, obviously, but as someone in show business that had some success. He told me to live the impossible. "Live the impossible!"” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/552/david-copperfield-2966_actor_my-father-kind-of-encouraged-me-through_2202664.png)
![“[Producers] took me to Chicago at 18 to star in a show that ran for almost a year. And that's when my parents said, "Okay, I guess you can quit Fordham." Of course, when that show closed, as you can imagine, I came to New York and starved for years, but it's never an easy road.” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/964/david-copperfield-2966_chicago_producers-took-me-to-chicago-at-18-to-st_2079194.jpg)
![“Later, when I was at Caesar's Palace, and [Joe and Gil Cates] were trying to get me to have opening acts for the show, they gave me a list of people, and Rosie O'Donnell was one of them. I said, "I don't really need any opening acts. I have funny stuff in the show, and I do a lot of comedy and…” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cee/david-copperfield-2966_comedy_later-when-i-was-at-caesar-s-palace-and_1394350.jpg)
![“A few years later, when I was still going to these meetings, I was also "second-acting" every Broadway show [walking in with the crowd after intermission]. I snuck in to see Grease with John Travolta in kind of a secondary part and Adrienne Barbeau playing Rizzo, into Pippin, hung out with Ben…” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/486/david-copperfield-2966_acting_a-few-years-later-when-i-was-still-going_2385562.png)
![“Science and technology were often used by [the magician of old], even before they came into the marketplace on a mass basis. For example, prior to the moving picture going into theatre, magicians were using the technique of images in motion as illusions in their shows. At that time the process was…” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/david-copperfield-2966_audience_science-and-technology-were-often-used-b_441203.png)
