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title: "17 Shows Quotes By David Copperfield"
description: "17 Shows quotes by David Copperfield. Plus more from David Copperfield and more Shows sayings from other authors."
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> [Performing my show is something I constantly think about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/performing-my-show-is-something-i-constantly-think-about/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [I brush my teeth with a Sonicare toothbrush before every show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-brush-my-teeth-with-a-sonicare-toothbrush-before-every-show/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [I really did sneak into Broadway shows, starting when I was 12.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-really-did-sneak-into-broadway-shows-starting-when-i-was-12/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [All my TV shows are done live in front of audiences, and all the material I take on the road and travel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/all-my-tv-shows-are-done-live-in-front-of-audiences-and-all-the/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/everything-that-you-d-see-on-the-ed-sullivan-show-was-at-the-tannen-s/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [ My father kind of encouraged me through that. Exactly,\[work\] not as an actor, obviously, but as someone in show business that had… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/my-father-kind-of-encouraged-me-through-that-exactly-work-not-as-an/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [I'm the luckiest man in the world - performing 500 shows a year and loving what I do - illusion IS my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-m-the-luckiest-man-in-the-world-performing-500-shows-a-year-and/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [My show is constantly evolving... new tricks are added, old ones are dropped... so it stays fresh. But it's the randomly selected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/my-show-is-constantly-evolving-new-tricks-are-added-old-ones-are/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [I'm trying to change theater, in my own way - not just magic. I say that humbly, because I'm learning every single…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-m-trying-to-change-theater-in-my-own-way-not-just-magic-i-say-that/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [I could vanish the silk better than Ben Vereen - that was for sure. So I think maybe they said, "Okay, maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-could-vanish-the-silk-better-than-ben-vereen-that-was-for-sure-so-i/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [A few years later, when I was still going to these meetings, I was also "second-acting" every Broadway show \[walking in with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/a-few-years-later-when-i-was-still-going-to-these-meetings-i-was-also/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-see-people-s-need-to-dream-people-s-need-to-escape-you-see-it-that/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [ Later, when I was at Caesar's Palace, and \[Joe and Gil Cates\] were trying to get me to have opening acts for… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/later-when-i-was-at-caesar-s-palace-and-joe-and-gil-cates-were-trying/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [ \[Producers\] took me to Chicago at 18 to star in a show that ran for almost a year. And that's when my… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/producers-took-me-to-chicago-at-18-to-star-in-a-show-that-ran-for/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [I wrote an op-ed piece in The New York Times about the amazing effect of shared wonder - how I have an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-wrote-an-op-ed-piece-in-the-new-york-times-about-the-amazing-effect/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [ Science and technology were often used by \[the magician of old\], even before they came into the marketplace on a mass basis.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/science-and-technology-were-often-used-by-the-magician-of-old-even/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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> [Actually, I started as a ventriloquist and my music teacher said, "Why don't you emcee the talent show?" My act was out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/actually-i-started-as-a-ventriloquist-and-my-music-teacher-said-why/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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## Other authors on Shows

## More by David Copperfield

> [There is a safe spot within every tornado. My job is to find it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/there-is-a-safe-spot-within-every-tornado-my-job-is-to-find-it/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I'm inventing new principles. The audience has a point of view that no one can predict.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-m-inventing-new-principles-the-audience-has-a-point-of-view-that-no/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I love creating new things. It's kind of my job, it's what I do, and I really have fun with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-love-creating-new-things-it-s-kind-of-my-job-it-s-what-i-do-and-i/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I was teaching magic at NYU when I was 16.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-was-teaching-magic-at-nyu-when-i-was-16/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [The real secret of magic lies in the performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/the-real-secret-of-magic-lies-in-the-performance/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/everyone-was-talking-about-having-airplanes-disappear-and-i-said-wait/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/for-me-it-s-about-risk-taking-taking-things-in-new-directions-because/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [It's okay for me to be gay, but God didn't make me that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/it-s-okay-for-me-to-be-gay-but-god-didn-t-make-me-that-way/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [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!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/ride-on-rough-shod-if-need-be-smooth-shod-if-that-will-do-but-ride-on/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [Magicians are the people who began to use film as an illusion on stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/magicians-are-the-people-who-began-to-use-film-as-an-illusion-on-stage/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-m-just-waiting-for-people-to-start-asking-me-to-make-the-rain/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [Magicians lose the opportunity to experience a sense of wonder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/magicians-lose-the-opportunity-to-experience-a-sense-of-wonder/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-am-fortunate-to-have-the-resources-to-have-many-methods-to-do-each/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I'm the luckiest man in the world - performing 500 shows a year and loving what I do - illusion IS my day to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-m-the-luckiest-man-in-the-world-performing-500-shows-a-year-and/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/from-the-very-beginning-i-studied-acting-directing-lighting-dance-and/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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