David Copperfield (illusionist)

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.

David Copperfield

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

David Copperfield

My job is to make people dream. Of course, there’s a lot of technical stuff behind the scenes and a lot of hard work behind it, but I get to watch people see the result of that hard work and feel that wonder and feel that discovery, all the time.

David Copperfield

Performing my show is something I constantly think about.

David Copperfield

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

David Copperfield

The more educated you get, the better shot you have to get it right, but if you’re really trying something different, it’s a challenge every time.

David Copperfield

There is a safe spot within every tornado. My job is to find it.

David Copperfield

Watching people react, watching people be inspired, be taken on a journey, forgetting their problems, looking ahead in their own lives to doing impossible things. That’s kind of what drives me, gives me a sense of focus.

David Copperfield

We all possess the need to dream.

David Copperfield

What you think is impossible in life actually is possible.

David Copperfield