Quotes from David Copperfield

Magic is my paint.

I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.

Magic and new technology have always walked hand in hand - even back in the days of Robert Houdin.

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.

Later on, towards the end of their lives, I thanked her. I said, "Mom, you were really tough." She said, "I wasn't tough! I always believed in you."

Magicians lose the opportunity to experience a sense of wonder.

No, I think marriage is a great thing.

Magic and new technology have always walked hand in hand - even back in the days of Robert Houdin.

I discovered something amazing, which has caused a lot of controversy - the fountain of youth. I have to keep it a secret!

Dreams are illusions, and we can't let go of them because we would be dead.

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

Marriage is like a formality for me.

But Vegas is really my first home.

I've been to council estates where there are demonstrations against paedophiles. You stand there, making sure things don't get too out of hand, thinking, 'You're the same parents who sentence your kids to a life of crap jobs, no personal stability, no family life, no support in their learning, no boundaries and no rules.

Everyone understands cards and relates to it. They have them in their homes and in their hands, so it makes them very accessible.

But Vegas is really my first home.

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.

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!

We all possess the need to dream.

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

I act like I'm 14, if you haven't figured that out yet.

What you think is impossible in life actually is possible.

I have always been interested in pushing magic forward.

Marriage is like a formality for me.