Quotes By David Copperfield

We all possess the need to dream.

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.

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

The audiences are what keep me enthusiastic.

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.

Never stop listening to your audience.

No, I think marriage is a great thing.

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

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

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 have always been interested in pushing magic forward.

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

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

Magic really helped me.

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

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.

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

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

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

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.

My show is constantly evolving... new tricks are added, old ones are dropped... so it stays fresh. But it's the randomly selected participants from the audience that make it fresh and provide some of the best comic relief.

Magic came very easy for me when I was a kid. When I was 8 years old I started doing it, and by the time I was 12, I was already published in magic books.

But Vegas is really my first home.

Physical rehab is often very, very hard work.

I act like I'm 14, if you haven't figured that out yet.