--- title: "16 Years Quotes By David Copperfield" description: "16 Years quotes by David Copperfield. Plus more from David Copperfield and more Years sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/david-copperfield-2966_behinds_when-you-see-me-do-a-five-minute-thing-t_1677041.jpg" --- > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/when-you-see-me-do-a-five-minute-thing-there-s-been-about-two-years/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/david-copperfield-2966_behinds_when-you-see-me-do-a-five-minute-thing-t_1677041.jpg) > [Magic came very easy for me when I was a kid. When I was 8 years old I started doing it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/magic-came-very-easy-for-me-when-i-was-a-kid-when-i-was-8-years-old-i/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/david-copperfield-2966_book_magic-came-very-easy-for-me-when-i-was-a_900003.png) > [In magic, it takes two or three years for me to create a 5-minute illusion for me to get it to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/in-magic-it-takes-two-or-three-years-for-me-to-create-a-5-minute/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe6/david-copperfield-2966_illusion_in-magic-it-takes-two-or-three-years-for_747866.png) > [Usually, about two years of work go into each illusion, whether it's big or small. Two years of work on each five-minute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/usually-about-two-years-of-work-go-into-each-illusion-whether-it-s/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca1/david-copperfield-2966_bigs_usually-about-two-years-of-work-go-into_2949880.png) > [I used to fly around the stage without strings or camera tricks. That took seven years to create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-used-to-fly-around-the-stage-without-strings-or-camera-tricks-that/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adb/david-copperfield-2966_cameras_i-used-to-fly-around-the-stage-without-s_790534.png) > [I'm a big fan of the Pixar movies, and Ed Catmull, who wrote a book about his experiences producing them, talks about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-m-a-big-fan-of-the-pixar-movies-and-ed-catmull-who-wrote-a-book/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/david-copperfield-2966_big-fan_i-m-a-big-fan-of-the-pixar-movies-and-ed_3091742.png) > [My uncle's house burned down when I was 6 years old. We got out safely. But ever since, I've had a nightmare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/my-uncle-s-house-burned-down-when-i-was-6-years-old-we-got-out-safely/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/338/david-copperfield-2966_burned_my-uncle-s-house-burned-down-when-i-was_833762.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/250/david-copperfield-2966_day-life_i-m-the-luckiest-man-in-the-world-perfor_235801.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/486/david-copperfield-2966_acting_a-few-years-later-when-i-was-still-going_2385562.png) > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/you-d-go-in-the-magic-shop-as-an-8-year-old-and-you-d-walk-up-to-the/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e55/david-copperfield-2966_accept-me_you-d-go-in-the-magic-shop-as-an-8-year_729619.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51f/david-copperfield-2966_dove_everything-that-you-d-see-on-the-ed-sull_358508.png) > [I've always taken a lot of cues from comedy minds. The guy that discovered me in the very beginning was Joseph Cates.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-ve-always-taken-a-lot-of-cues-from-comedy-minds-the-guy-that/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ac/david-copperfield-2966_brother_i-ve-always-taken-a-lot-of-cues-from-com_1197344.jpg) > [Like in comedy, you know the names of the people who steal things that others work really hard on. It really sucks.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/like-in-comedy-you-know-the-names-of-the-people-who-steal-things-that/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/david-copperfield-2966_attitude_like-in-comedy-you-know-the-names-of-the_1936725.jpg) > [ \[Producers\] 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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/964/david-copperfield-2966_chicago_producers-took-me-to-chicago-at-18-to-st_2079194.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1df/david-copperfield-2966_bits_i-could-vanish-the-silk-better-than-ben_319933.jpg) > [ All of the \[Bob\] Fosse-esque movements and point of view informed years and years of what I would do. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/all-of-the-bob-fosse-esque-movements-and-point-of-view-informed-years/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/david-copperfield-2966_bob_all-of-the-bob-fosse-esque-movements-and_2575050.png) ## Other authors on Years ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/years/david-copperfield/#itemlist", "name": "16 Years Quotes By David Copperfield", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you see me do a five-minute thing, there's been about two years of preparation behind that. 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