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
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
When I was a kid, people wanted to be an astronaut. Today, kids want to be famous, and that's totally the wrong… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
My father wanted to be an actor, dreamed about being an actor, but he gave it up because my mom and his… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I was a captive and a slave. I loved Dora Spenlow to distraction! She was more than human to me. She was… — 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