Michael Carbonaro Quotes

Magic, historically, has been a man doing tricks with no wider story behind it.

For me, there is very little difference between magic and art. To me, the ultimate act of magic is to create something from nothing: It's like when the stage magician pulls the rabbit from the hat.

But the whole idea of the transformation... mystery, transformation, and manipulations - those were the things that Marcel was a magician at. That's his magic.

I don't like magic - but I have been known to make guys disappear.

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

There is no magic. There are only magicians.

I've always loved magic.

I always say that I love magic but I hate magicians. I like being fooled. If you wave your hands in front of my face and I think you're doing a trick, I'm easily impressed. If you pull a quarter out of my ear, I'm quite certain you're a wizard. But I don't like the way most magicians don't act like they're magical; they act like show business dicks.

MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name them.

For me, the most exciting thing is to create good magic that's entertaining for an audience, and it would be lovely if a magician was fooled as well.

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

In circuses, there is a lot of magic. Things become other things.

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

Of course, in all magic tricks there's a secret.

It's really hard to think of one kind of magic as a favorite. I've been really fortunate in that I've been able to perform such a diverse range of things.

Part of show business is magic. You don't know how it happens.

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

Magic is like special effects live, and I love to perform, so it sounded like doing magic tricks were a good way to entertain people.

There's magic all around us: Our smartphones are magical, 3-D printers are magical. So I feel that as a magician, if I can pull off something that seems real and convincing enough that I can explain why it's happening and have people believe it, it really is fascinating. And funny.

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.

Magic has both feet planted in cheap vaudeville and childish posturing; in dishonesty and therefore not in art.

If everybody knows all the tricks, it's no more magic.

There is magic, but you have to be the magician. You have to make the magic happen.

Magic: (n) The art of converting superstition into coin.