David Blaine
David Blaine
David Blaineis an American magician, illusionist and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has set and broken several world records...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMagician
Date of Birth4 April 1973
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
mother teacher art
My mother was a teacher, and when she wanted to show me art and literature and science, she'd take me to museums, parks and free exhibitions.
art hands ideas
Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea.
dream emotional artist
Michael Jackson did something that no one else in history has managed - he connected with people on every level imaginable, all over the world. He seemed to speak to people at their very core and achieved the impossible. He reached people on a deep emotional level. And that is what any great artist or showman dreams of doing. That is why Michael Jackson was so special to me.
art magic form
Besides prostitution, magic is one of the oldest art forms that exist.
art create hand illusion love slight
Well, I also love magic, which is, you know, different than showmanship. Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder.
art consider love
I consider myself a showman, and I love magic, and I love art, and I love performance, and they're all separate.
believe fear-of-death fears-of-life
I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death.
book building-up scary
I remember finding a Houdini book at the library and seeing an image of him chained on the side of a building. He looked so intense and scary, and I couldnt get that image out of my head. That started building up my love of magic.
math lines digital
It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at images of great magicians from Houdini down the line.
beautiful thinking perfect
I think great whites are the most beautiful and perfect creatures I've ever seen.
thinking anticipation kind
I think that when Evel Knievel crashed over the fountain at Caesars, it kind of gave you a credibility and then anticipation for everything he did.
years my-own
I have not had time to reflect on my own truths in many years.
past people done
I do a lot of research on what people have done in the past.
kids people miracle
As a kid I used to hold my breath longer than anybody else, and then I heard stories about people accidently underwater for 45 minutes - how do you recover from that? It's not a miracle. Something allows us to survive.