There were really a bunch of old, old magic hobbyists at the time, some of them who actually had known [Harry] Houdini. You had to be 14 to go to these meetings, and he snuck me in at 12. It was glorious.
David CopperfieldI invented magic stuff; it came very easily. Now, I sucked at everything else, but I was good at magic as a kid.
David CopperfieldMagic and new technology have always walked hand in hand - even back in the days of Robert Houdin.
David CopperfieldI'm trying to change theater, in my own way - not just magic. I say that humbly, because I'm learning every single day. I do 15 shows a week, and every single audience I have is like a test screening for you, when you listen and go, "Really? They laughed at that?" All over the stage I have lines, written onstage, that I'm changing every single day.
David Copperfield