Quotes By David Copperfield

My uncle's house burned down when I was 6 years old. We got out safely. But ever since, I've had a nightmare of dying in a fire.

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.

Marriage is like a formality for me.

Magic has been something I've been really good at since I was really young. The ability has always come easy to me, I'm not sure why.

I have always been interested in pushing magic forward.

Magic really helped me.

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

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.

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

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.

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

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.

No, I think marriage is a great thing.

Physical rehab is often very, very hard work.

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

Magic is my paint.

If I was gay, why would I hide it?

In magic, it takes two or three years for me to create a 5-minute illusion for me to get it to the level I want.

The audience likes to be taken on new journeys.

I find revealing the secrets of magic quite reprehensible.

Magicians lose the opportunity to experience a sense of wonder.

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

I discovered Musha Cay and the islands around it in the Exumas.

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