Jonathan Scott Quotes

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.

I'm fascinated by the similarities and differences between comedians and magicians.

I am a showman in the traditional sense, but modern, too. I like to use sets and lighting to create magic.

My goal was becoming the next David Copperfield. I learned how to be a performer by emulating him as a kid - his formula of just talking to people onstage, being free to improvise, being charming and witty with a crowd, together with great, beautiful magic.

I grew up wanting to entertain.

I try to find influences in not only wrestling but all facets of entertainment.

I always wanted to be in the world of entertainment. I just love the idea of an audience being happy with what I am doing. Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.

I don't think you can say something is or isn't magic. That's what was cool about Houdini, because he was a magician who had a magic show, but he was also an escape artist, and they kind of, over time, blended together. They both kind of enhance each other, I think.

I would say that 'Shake It Up' was a chance for me to do two things I really love: acting and dancing.

I consider myself a showman, and I love magic, and I love art, and I love performance, and they're all separate.

I sing and dance. That's my job.

My goal is to be the best TV presenter, the best entertainer, the best singer. I still want to be the best dancer. I want to be the best at everything I do.

I like entertaining people. I want to make big entertainment.

The music and everything we're doing on the stage and on television backs itself up. If that's what gets people's curiosity going or brings their attention to us, that's fine.

I love anything to do with ventriloquism and magic.

Anyone can learn a trick, but to make it entertaining, to put a presentation twist on it, and then to take it out there and really amaze people is a whole different ball game. You have to have some kind of a natural ability to do that, I suppose.

I realized, because I've been doing these very small, character-driven movies, that this is entertainment. This is so much fun.

Real entertainers love to entertain.

When I wasn't wrestling, I was always at the circus or at a show watching all these people - 'how do they make their stuff work for their audience?' That used to fascinate me as a child.

My lyrical content is all about entertainment.

I was damn lucky to choose this profession. I had no idea when I started out that I was really an illusionist and a magician.

I believe in entertaining the audiences with whatever I do.

I just love to sing and dance and act. Being on stage is an amazing feeling.

I always wanted to do magic tricks - I feel like that could be the the next wave.

Somebody like Bowie was so interesting because when you got him off stage, he was like a businessman. But on stage, he was just dazzling. It was like watching butterflies grow.