All Derren Brown Quotes
- A diner having a row with a waiter in a swanky restaurant chills the blood in a way that a quarrel over a pizza order… Blood
- Seems the seance has become the most complained-about show. It received 700 complaints. I might add that the prospect of me blowing my head off… Add
- I control the conditions so my testers become my testees. Conditions
- Have your cake and eat it... there's no other reason to have a cake Cake
- I am often dishonest in my techniques ... I happily admit to cheating, it's all part of the game. I hope some of the fun… Admit
- I would like a bit of me - that’s how I put my back out! Bit
- We're terrible at realising what goes on in other people's heads because we are trapped inside our own. Goes
- The single most valuable human trait, the one quality every schoolchild and adult should be taught to nurture, is, quite simply, kindness. Adult
- When [the magician] clicks his fingers and cards change to the four aces, we know we have experienced sleight of hand. Real magic would not… Aces
- In magic we have a variety of "uses" for our art beyond magic itself, which reminds me of the notion of art therapy. The rendering… Angrily
- A lot of unconfident kids do tricks because it's the quickest route to impressing people," he explains. "You can stand behind something amazing and people… Amazing
- ...there is a fine line between wishing to produce child-like astonishment and treating people like infants. Astonishment
- Magic is a performance, and a performance should have an honesty, a relevance and a resonance if it is to be offered to spectators without… Honesty
- Magic is not inherently anything. It is what you sell it as. Funny
- The desire to impress is an efficient means of bringing out one’s least impressive qualities. Bringing
- There are things in your life which you are in control of, and those you're not. You need to not care about those things which… Care
- I’m a big fan of parrots - I think they’re fascinating creatures. Many of them live for longer than us humans and it's interesting to… Big
- Dull magic is a collection of tricks: great magic should sting. Collection
- Booking an act for my Dad's 70th birthday, I wanted a great act and went straight to John Archer- his reputation in the magic world… Able
- If someone does not have a specific charity they would like to donate to, that's OK. An undesignated donation would be split up evenly amongst… All
- When you start to build a serious wardrobe, the navy blazer is the very first piece you should choose. It can be a building block… Blazer
- Few kids seek to learn a skill specifically designed to impress people unless they feel less than impressive themselves. Designed
- Each of us is leading a difficult life, and when we meet people we are seeing only a tiny part of the thinnest veneer of… Any