David Blaine Quotes

There is no magic. There are only magicians.

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

Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

I'm doing everything I can to take the magician out of the equation of magic.

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.

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.

When you're learning how to do magic, the first rule is 'never reveal a secret.' In a way, by telling someone I'm a magician, it kind of gives away the best secret of all... How interesting to take the magician out of the equation of a magic show.

We all enjoy a magic show, but we don't demand a Q&A afterward explaining how it was done.

I've always loved magic.

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

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

I remember finding a Houdini book at the library and seeing an image of him chained on the side of a building. He looked so intense and scary, and I couldn't get that image out of my head. That started building up my love of magic.

I grew up like Athena - covered with playing cards instead of armor - and, at the age of seven, materialized on a TV show, doing magic.

As a kid, I kind of spent my life being amazed by being tricked. I love being tricked. I still love it today.

I'm friends with Criss Angel. Criss has offered me a million times to go downstairs and see the setup. I don't want to see it. I just want to go, 'God, how did you do that?'

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 performed magic as a kid.

If you do sleight of hand without trying to cheat someone, that's what magic is.

I love magic. Like, 'pull a scarf out of your fake thumb' magic. I have a legit bag of 'Magic Stuff' in my garage.