David Copperfield (illusionist)

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

David Copperfield

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

David Copperfield

I fell in love with magic acts and bridged into that.

David Copperfield

I love creating new things. It’s kind of my job, it’s what I do, and I really have fun with it.

David Copperfield

I really wanted to succeed. I wanted to be accepted. I read every magic book that I possibly could, studied every move, and by the time I was 12, they really accepted me, they embraced me.

David Copperfield

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

David Copperfield

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

David Copperfield

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.

David Copperfield

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.

David Copperfield

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

David Copperfield