Quotes by David Copperfield

“If I were asked to describe the difference between the sexes in the gay world, I would say that the men wanted to be amused; the girls sought vindication”

“I could make the whole of Manhattan disappear into that [Jennifer Lopezs] amazing butt.”

“The real secret of magic lies in the performance.”

“He encouraged me to make every illusion about my personal dreams and my personal nightmares. So I took that idea and made it about everyone elses dreams . . . Its very moving and very emotional.”

“Its a program that uses magic as a form of therapy for people with disabilities, where magic is taught to patients in hospitals to help them regain their dexterity and their coordination by learning sleight of hand, in addition to boosting the patients self-esteem by giving them a skill that an able-bodied person doesnt even have.”

“The reaction was good until I wanted to make it a career. And they said, Well, maybe you shouldnt do that. They didnt know I could really make a living at this business. They were a little afraid. Because it was uncharted territory, really.”

“Im just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.”

“[•] How Does He Do That? ... Pan The Camera 45 Degrees.”

“Bull shit! There is a great deal of new territory to conquer. In my next show Im going to make a girl pregnant on stage. Naturally it will be without sex. Everyone will be happy about it, but Im not telling you any more.”

“I like dealing with parents whose children have been arrested for the first time, ... Its one of the few times that one can make a difference, so I try to make the experience so terrifying that they never want to come back.”