First Quote by Siobhan Davies

Usually, about two years of work go into each illusion, whether it's big or small. Two years of work on each five-minute piece.

— David Copperfield

I'm a big fan of the Pixar movies, and Ed Catmull, who wrote a book about his experiences producing them, talks about how it…

— David Copperfield

Another thing that makes the process different is we go in there and are completely immersed in [that] world for however many weeks and…

— John Francis Daley

We used to take two years to complete a film, and sometimes, we used to be told on the sets that the scenes are…

— Dimple Kapadia

In two days, it's hard to to get the quality you would normally want for a design project.

— Douglas Wilson

I was molded, spent my time underneath a lot of goo. And then the bits and pieces were sculpted. It took probably 10 days…

— Brendan Fraser

I literally designed and built the sets myself, and I kind of liked it. I always gave myself eight weeks to do that -…

— Guy Maddin

Some of the kimonos took as long as four to five months to make, with all the layers that go into it.

— Colleen Atwood

There's nothing better than not knowing what's going to happen until you put the pieces together.

— Feist

If things start falling apart, the pieces most likely didn't fit in the first place

— Anonymous

Masterpieces are not made in 5 minutes. It takes hard work, dedication, and lots of determination.

— Tony Saavedra

Great sculptors and artists spend countless hours perfecting their talents. They don't pick up a chisel or a brush and palette, expecting immediate perfection.…

— Joseph B. Wirthlin