Michael Carbonaro Quotes

For the most part, any serious magic show is not using very much technology newer than theatrical lights.

I've been doing magic since I was five years old, and when I was trying to get acting gigs, I found I could make a good living at it. It's great to kind of shake the cobwebs off and get the feeling of a live audience again. I love close-up magic, the card stuff, the coin stuff, the really up-close David Blaine stuff.

I'm not a big fan of doing it because I get really frustrated because I can't do any of the tricks, but I love to watch magic.

If you want to talk about magic, the stuff that blows me away is the stuff that's done close up.

My interest was magic, believe it or not. I became an amateur magician and did something like 400 magic shows through my teen years.

I've always performed magic as a kid.

He spent hours and hours and hours practising these conjuring tricks. It's just such a curious thing.

If I had auditioned for 'Merlin' on magic alone, I don't think I'd have got it. Like any kid, I probably had a magic kit, but it's not something I ever pursued. I've never watched a magic show like David Copperfield or used him to base my character on, but I really like David Blaine and Darren Brown. They are doing wonders.

The problem with stage magic is that it looks really good, but everyone knows there's a trick box.

I started performing when I was 9 or 10, doing magic.

I had a magic kit. I never really followed through on it, but I had my phase of wanting to do it, sure.

I definitely went through my magic phase. I think all little boys do at some point or another - they get fascinated by magic tricks.

I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That's why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things a person can do.

I've always done magic as a hobby. I've done it professionally, too.

I'm a magician. A lot of people don't know that I've won awards. I used to do big stage shows.

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

I suppose that if I could only do one thing, a solid card effect would be pretty high on the list. That's the root of it all, sleight-of-hand. It's certainly the thing I feel most comfortable with.

My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.

One day, I saw a magic show, and I was like, 'I have to learn how to do this!' Every time I went to Las Vegas, I had to get at least two or three tricks from the magic shops.

I intend to do the Penn & Teller show until they pry my cheesy magic wand from my cold dead fingers.

Magic is really performing special effects live.

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 never quite know how to describe what I do. I normally just say, 'Oh, I'm a magician', which probably puts fairly naff ideas in people's minds but is pleasantly conversation-stopping.

When I came to Mumbai from Dubai to become an actor, I used to entertain people at parties by showing some card tricks.

What I do is rooted in magic - it's got a big foot planted firmly in conjuring, even if the other foot's planted in psychological techniques.