In terms of self-esteem and confidence I think I'm generally quite healthy. — Derren Brown Confidence Copy Share Image
A bedrock of insecurity made me want to impress and want to be the center of attention. — Derren Brown Attention Copy Share Image
There was something about me even at an early age that enjoyed charming and manipulating. — Derren Brown Age Copy Share Image
In my 20s, I just had to be the centre of attention all the time. I was quite eccentric. — Derren Brown Attention Copy Share Image
Psychic, illusionist... I'm just doing the things that I find interesting and worthwhile. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
If you aim to be controversial for the sake of it you'd end up with a very thin and meaningless show. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Yes, I've had a slight feeling of wanting to reclaim some of the lifestyle I had in my 20s, which means poncing… — Derren Brown Clothes Copy Share Image
When you start to build a serious wardrobe, the navy blazer is the very first piece you should choose. It can be… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
What I do is rooted in magic - it's got a big foot planted firmly in conjuring, even if the other foot's… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I'm finally having my TV removed and replaced by a tropical fish tank, which I hope will provide more interesting viewing. — Derren Brown Fish Copy Share Image
Everything you do is about creating an experience in the viewer's head. If you're rude or irritating as a performer, then your… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
The desire to impress is an efficient means of bringing out one’s least impressive qualities. — Derren Brown Desire Copy Share Image
When we find ourselves in groups or with charismatic individuals, we might do things we wouldn't ordinarily do. — Derren Brown Charismatic Copy Share Image
And the nature of magic is all in the person's experience. Whether the magician is using a highly complex sleight of hand… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
In magic we have a variety of "uses" for our art beyond magic itself, which reminds me of the notion of art… — Derren Brown Art Copy Share Image
There are things in your life which you are in control of, and those you're not. You need to not care about… — Derren Brown Being a kid Copy Share Image
We go through life owned by the stories we tell ourselves which are often historic and charged narratives - things we've learnt… — Derren Brown Childhood Copy Share Image
Taking up magic was a distraction from my sexuality. There is that 1970s cliche of the gay man as hairdresser, interior decorator,… — Derren Brown Distraction Copy Share Image
Since turning 40 I happily moisturise - I have what's called a regime - but I'm always in two minds because I… — Derren Brown Fight Copy Share Image
I wore a cloak for many years, I had long hair, I may have had a drop earring for a week and… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I think the sheer hell of trying to get a film made; I don't know if it would ultimately be worth it.… — Derren Brown Cinema Copy Share Image
I'm very interested in how we take ownership of our own stories and our own lives. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Kindness and compassion aren't political qualities even though they get politicized. — Derren Brown Compassion Copy Share Image
As a performer you often feel that you're the child and everyone else is a grown-up. — Derren Brown Child Copy Share Image
Sometimes you need to be aware of the bigger picture you are missing. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Magic is a performance, and a performance should have an honesty, a relevance and a resonance if it is to be offered… — Derren Brown Honesty Copy Share Image
I have a couple of dogs and I live with my partner. We just like to sit and read and I'm generally… — Derren Brown Dogs Copy Share Image
Our fascination with weather: its caprices and changes as an antidote to the eternal repetition of daily life; a helpful illusion of… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
The single most valuable human trait, the one quality every schoolchild and adult should be taught to nurture, is, quite simply, kindness. — Derren Brown Adults Copy Share Image
If something's stressful I've always tended to just find ways of avoiding it rather than rising to meet it or try to… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
When you're made to be frightened within a safe context, like watching a horror film, you have that tension/release which triggers all… — Derren Brown Film Copy Share Image
...there is a fine line between wishing to produce child-like astonishment and treating people like infants. — Derren Brown Astonishment Copy Share Image
The big, fun, ambitious ideas tend to come out of the frustration of talking for too long about the smaller, weaselly ones. — Derren Brown Ambition Copy Share Image
There's something a bit embarrassing about saying you're a magician. It immediately suggests all these horrendous cliches, let alone that you're a… — Derren Brown Alone Copy Share Image
I had a natural aptitude for wanting to be the centre of attention and a definite skill for annoying people. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I was allowed to do whatever made me happy. I can't think of a better or more worthwhile approach to parenting. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
