Firsts Quote by Lance Burton

Harry Collins was the first magician I ever saw back in 1965 when I was five years old. He was doing a magic show…

— Lance Burton

I was teaching magic at NYU when I was 16.

— David Copperfield

My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.

— Gary McCord

My dad is really good. If magic was bigger than it is, where you get famous, he would be very famous.

— Nate Bargatze

My childhood was such an odd one, but with such magic, and the quirky grown-ups who were in it managed to still bring a…

— Sophie Dahl

I've always been a fan of magic. When I was younger, I dabbled in it.

— Sisqo

Many of us have been touched by the magic of a great teacher. I know I have.

— Bruce Rauner

I invented magic stuff; it came very easily. Now, I sucked at everything else, but I was good at magic as a kid.

— David Copperfield

I arrived at school pensive, introverted, and not very sporty, so magic became a place of mystery and intrigue, an escape for my boyish…

— Drummond Money-Coutts

I had a fantastic teacher in high school. I had one of those guys you dream of having, who molds your life and inspires…

— Brent Spiner

When I became a teen, I ran into a friend at a magic shop who took me under his wing. I started reading up…

— Apollo Robbins

I had a really creative teacher at primary school. He used to get us doing things such as singing Spandau Ballet in drag in…

— Dominic Cooper