David Copperfield Quotes

I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

the sight of me is good for sore eyes

When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't.

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

It wasn't just about doing tricks. It's about taking an audience to another place, a special place, so they can really suspend their disbelief. Its about amazing the audience as well as moving them.

I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.

There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose.

The most important thing is presentation.

Stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will'.

Before there can be wonders, there must be wonder.

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

Dreams are illusions, and we can't let go of them because we would be dead.

Magic is the only profession where it's easy to lie about your talent. If you do a trick and you can learn it very quickly, you can fool somebody into thinking you're a great magician.

In movies, storytelling and every single art form, we're creating wonder. You're starting with a blank page and creating something that doesn't exist.

No, I think marriage is a great thing.

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

I love what I'm doing, I love creating new things.

The inspiration for my illusions comes from many places. Most often they come from my dreams, or an everyday occurrence in life.

Marriage is like a formality for me.

You have to learn certain skills to present magic.

Magicians lose the opportunity to experience a sense of wonder.

Magicians are the people who began to use film as an illusion on stage.

My dreams are my dress rehearsals for my future.

I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions.

Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!

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

I have always looked to movies and theatre for inspiration.

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

What you think is impossible in life actually is possible.

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

When I am on the road and heading to my next venue, I think about my audience.

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

I'm the luckiest man in the world - performing 500 shows a year and loving what I do - illusion IS my day to day life.

We all possess the need to dream.

I discovered that magic tricks got me more attention from the girls in my class when I was nine - so a magician was born!

Let sleeping dogs lie — who wants to rouse 'em?

I really did sneak into Broadway shows, starting when I was 12.

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.

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

The audience likes to be taken on new journeys.

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

There can't be a quarrel without two parties, and I won't be one. I will be a friend to you in spite of you. So now you know what you've got to expect

It will be your duty, and it will be your pleasure too to estimate her (as you chose her) by the qualities that she has, and not by the qualities she may not have.

We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my dear. We must learn to act the play out. We must live misfortune down, Trot!

The streets looked small, of course. The streets that we have only seen as children always do I believe when we go back to them

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

I record that I was born (as I have been informed and believe) on a Friday, at twelve o'clock at night. It was remarked that the clock began to strike, and I began to cry, simultaneously.

Normally, I do magic on the stage. But I can make magic credible and resonate through a TV screen.

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