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
I try to help people realize their dreams by using magic to tell stories that educate, move, and inspire.
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.
You have to learn certain skills to present magic.
For me to grow, I have to know about the foundation that came before.
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!
It is the unspoken ethic of all magicians to not reveal the secrets.
Dreams are illusions, and we can't let go of them because we would be dead.
Stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will'.
Marriage is like a formality for me.
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.
Before there can be wonders, there must be wonder.
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.
I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.
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.