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
My uncle's house burned down when I was 6 years old. We got out safely. But ever since, I've had a nightmare… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I used to fly around the stage without strings or camera tricks. That took seven years to create. — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
When you see me do a five-minute thing, there's been about two years of preparation behind that. You know, I find that's… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
In magic, it takes two or three years for me to create a 5-minute illusion for me to get it to the… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Magic came very easy for me when I was a kid. When I was 8 years old I started doing it, and… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I've always taken a lot of cues from comedy minds. The guy that discovered me in the very beginning was Joseph Cates.… — 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
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 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
All of the [Bob] Fosse-esque movements and point of view informed years and years of what I would do. — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of the Pixar movies, and Ed Catmull, who wrote a book about his experiences producing them, talks about… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Usually, about two years of work go into each illusion, whether it's big or small. Two years of work on each five-minute… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Like in comedy, you know the names of the people who steal things that others work really hard on. It really sucks.… — 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
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
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
![“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 their back on you. "Oh my gosh, I wish they would accept me." It really lit a fire. I really wanted to succeed.” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e55/david-copperfield-2966_accept-me_you-d-go-in-the-magic-shop-as-an-8-year_729619.jpg)
![“All of the [Bob] Fosse-esque movements and point of view informed years and years of what I would do.” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/562/david-copperfield-2966_bob_all-of-the-bob-fosse-esque-movements-and_2575050.jpg)
![“[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/img-quotes/964/david-copperfield-2966_chicago_producers-took-me-to-chicago-at-18-to-st_2079194.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/img-quotes/486/david-copperfield-2966_acting_a-few-years-later-when-i-was-still-going_2385562.jpg)
