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
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
My job is to make people dream. Of course, there's a lot of technical stuff behind the scenes and a lot of… — 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
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
All the lawyers and the business stuff is work, but actually creating stuff isn't work. It's good effort. It's hard work. But,… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I invented magic stuff; it came very easily. Now, I sucked at everything else, but I was good at magic as 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