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David Copperfield [1956-0] American

Rank: 101
Entertainer, Illusionist

David Seth Kotkin, known professionally as David Copperfield, is an American illusionist, described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history.
Copperfield's television specials have won 21 Emmy Awards of a total 38 nominations.

Dreams, Marriage, Technology

Quote	Tags	Rank
Dreams are illusions, and we can't let go of them because we would be dead.	Dreams	101
I brush my teeth with a Sonicare toothbrush before every show.		102
It is the unspoken ethic of all magicians to not reveal the secrets.		103
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.		104
Magic and new technology have always walked hand in hand - even back in the days of Robert Houdin.	Technology	105
I find revealing the secrets of magic quite reprehensible.		106
I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.		107
There is a safe spot within every tornado. My job is to find it.		108
I try to help people realize their dreams by using magic to tell stories that educate, move, and inspire.	Dreams	109
Magicians lose the opportunity to experience a sense of wonder.		110
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.		111
When you're a guy and meet a girl the first time, you do whatever it takes.		112
You have to learn certain skills to present magic.		113
The key is for the audience never to know, so I have a plan B for every illusion.		114
The real secret of magic lies in the performance.		115
Demonic figures and occult themes have disappeared from modern magic.		116
Marriage is like a formality for me.	Marriage	117
But Vegas is really my first home.		118
For me to grow, I have to know about the foundation that came before.		119
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.		120
I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions.		121
What I've tried to do in my stage magic is to take a trick and give it an emotional hook.		122
Never stop listening to your audience.		123
I discovered something amazing, which has caused a lot of controversy - the fountain of youth. I have to keep it a secret!		124
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.		125
We all possess the need to dream.		126
The first trick I bought at Macy's was a little wooden board where a quarter would appear and disappear.		201
No self-respecting gay guy would have ever made some of the hair and clothing choices I am still trying to live down.		202
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.		203
I have always been interested in pushing magic forward.		204
I need a form of escape even when I'm working really hard.		205
I act like I'm 14, if you haven't figured that out yet.		206
If I was gay, why would I hide it?		207
It's okay for me to be gay, but God didn't make me that way.		208
Magic is my paint.		209
I really did sneak into Broadway shows, starting when I was 12.		210
I was an only child. We were so poor, my parents and I had the same room.		211
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.		212
Magic really helped me.		213
You can feel better about yourself in a very short period of time depending on the kind of magic that you are doing.		214
Physical rehab is often very, very hard work.		215
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.		216
The audience likes to be taken on new journeys.		217
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.		218
But when I go off stage I don't have a deck of cards with me all the time.		219
No, I think marriage is a great thing.		220
I discovered Musha Cay and the islands around it in the Exumas.		221
The audiences are what keep me enthusiastic.		222
I used to fly around the stage without strings or camera tricks. That took seven years to create.		223

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