David Copperfield
David Copperfield
David Copperfield, is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens. The novel's full title is, The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery. It was first published as a serial in 1849–50, and as a book in 1850. Many elements of the novel follow events in Dickens' own life, and it is often considered as his veiled autobiography. It was Dickens' favorite among his own novels. In the preface to the 1867 edition, Dickens...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMagician
Date of Birth16 September 1956
CityMetuchen, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
If I was gay, why would I hide it?
It's okay for me to be gay, but God didn't make me that way.
I brush my teeth with a Sonicare toothbrush before every show.
I used to fly around the stage without strings or camera tricks. That took seven years to create.
The most important thing in life..
Never stop listening to your audience.
I really did sneak into Broadway shows, starting when I was 12.
You can feel better about yourself in a very short period of time depending on the kind of magic that you are doing.
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.
We all possess the need to dream.
When I was a kid, people wanted to be an astronaut. Today, kids want to be famous, and that's totally the wrong approach. You have to have authenticity in what you're doing. You have to really care about the core message of what you're saying, and then everything else will fall into place.
No, I think marriage is a great thing.
From the very beginning, I studied acting, directing, lighting, dance and movement. I didn't rely on just the magic to take place. It's a shame that a lot of magicians just rely on the trick itself and they have no other abilities. They get away with the wonder factor, and I don't think that's enough. It's great, but it's not enough.
Magicians lose the opportunity to experience a sense of wonder.