I had no sense of 'Gotta work hard to be famous.' Never have done, and still don't. — Derren Brown Fame Copy Share Image
Not everything is about causing controversy. That would be a very boring way to go. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
For every moment of concentration there is an equal moment of relaxation. — Derren Brown Concentration Copy Share Image
I'm not very sociable. If I get invited to a glamorous event I probably won't go. That world does not really appeal… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
When you're with your partner, I think, does everyone else sing and do the stupid voices and all that stuff that I… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
When I was at University I had a sort of fear about going to the gym and that kind of blokeish environment,… — Derren Brown Environment Copy Share Image
We're terrible at realising what goes on in other people's heads because we are trapped inside our own. — 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
“We might never rid ourselves of a lingering anxiety regarding our death; this is a kind of tax we pay in return… — Derren Brown Anxiety Copy Share Image
I love touring, more than anything. Doing the stage show is a more enjoyable process than TV. There are no safeguards but… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Few kids seek to learn a skill specifically designed to impress people unless they feel less than impressive themselves. — Derren Brown Education Copy Share Image
I’m a big fan of parrots - I think they’re fascinating creatures. Many of them live for longer than us humans and… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Each of us is leading a difficult life, and when we meet people we are seeing only a tiny part of the… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
For a long time, I couldn't just sit and have a conversation with people at a table without showing them a trick.… — Derren Brown Communication Copy Share Image
I have got friends that I have got to know and found out that, the first few times I was with them,… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Whereas non-scientific (and potentially dangerous) thinking starts with a premise and then looks for things that support it, scientific thinking constantly tries… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
People often think that you get the most of everything from having your face on the screen but its really, like musicians,… — Derren Brown Every night Copy Share Image
You have to realise that hypnosis doesn't exist: it just works on people's natural suggestibility, their expectations and capacity to unconsciously role… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
When [the magician] clicks his fingers and cards change to the four aces, we know we have experienced sleight of hand. Real… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
“Everything worthwhile in your life draws its meaning from the fact you will die.” — Derren Brown Death Copy Share Image
“I'd rather cut off my own balls with blunt bacon scissors than host a dinner party.” — Derren Brown Dinner party Copy Share Image
If you do magic, it's the quickest most fraudulent route to impressing people. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I really liked 'Heist,' and that seems to be a popular favourite, but I think my personal favourite was 'Hero at 30,000… — Derren Brown Film Copy Share Image
I really do like being on stage. Compared to television I have a lot more control - it's a lot more relaxed… — Derren Brown Being Copy Share Image
Mentalist is the technical term for what I do and it covers everything from psychic medium through Uri Geller, through to magicians… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
A lot of unconfident kids do tricks because it's the quickest route to impressing people," he explains. "You can stand behind something… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
I like films that sort of play out in one confined area. Films that have a feeling that you're watching a play,… — Derren Brown Cinema Copy Share Image
I'll sometimes go a week or two without tweeting, and then when I'm in the mood, tweet loads, and clog up people's… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
That was how I started, as a hypnotist. But I didn't like the kind of gigs I was being offered. I didn't… — Derren Brown Being Copy Share Image
So I don't really suffer too badly from fears - I'm quite happy to engender them in other people though! — Derren Brown Fear Copy Share Image
Things I've done in the past always make me cringe a bit. When I think back to being a Christian. Proselytising to… — Derren Brown Cringe Copy Share Image
I'm probably more persuasive than the next person if I want to be, but do I want to be? In my head,… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
A lot of unconfident kids do tricks because it's the quickest route to impressing people. You can stand behind something amazing and… — Derren Brown Amazing Copy Share Image
![“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 be quite that quick and easy. Real magic would take investment. Real magic would draw you in, and make you nervous.” quote by Derren Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dea/derren-brown-3112_aces_when-the-magician-clicks-his-fingers-and_2100588.jpg)
