Quotes By David Copperfield

The key is for the audience never to know, so I have a plan B for every illusion.

When you're a guy and meet a girl the first time, you do whatever it takes.

Demonic figures and occult themes have disappeared from modern magic.

You have to learn certain skills to present magic.

I try to help people realize their dreams by using magic to tell stories that educate, move, and inspire.

For my father, being kind was natural... I have to really work at it. I love competing and winning, conquest - not words you usually associate with kindness.

We all possess the need to dream.

The audiences are what keep me enthusiastic.

It is the unspoken ethic of all magicians to not reveal the secrets.

I'm really trying hard not to do anything that has been done before. So knowing everything I can about the legacy of magic challenges my team and I to invent new illusions.

No, I think marriage is a great thing.

Never stop listening to your audience.

I was an only child. We were so poor, my parents and I had the same room.

You can feel better about yourself in a very short period of time depending on the kind of magic that you are doing.

If I was gay, why would I hide it?

It's okay for me to be gay, but God didn't make me that way.

I brush my teeth with a Sonicare toothbrush before every show.

But when I go off stage I don't have a deck of cards with me all the time.

Magicians lose the opportunity to experience a sense of wonder.

I need a form of escape even when I'm working really hard.

I have always been interested in pushing magic forward.

Magic really helped me.

I used to fly around the stage without strings or camera tricks. That took seven years to create.

No self-respecting gay guy would have ever made some of the hair and clothing choices I am still trying to live down.

Magic and new technology have always walked hand in hand - even back in the days of Robert Houdin.

It's really hard to think of one kind of magic as a favorite. I've been really fortunate in that I've been able to perform such a diverse range of things.

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

I discovered something amazing, which has caused a lot of controversy - the fountain of youth. I have to keep it a secret!

There is a safe spot within every tornado. My job is to find it.

For me to grow, I have to know about the foundation that came before.