I need a form of escape even when I'm working really hard.

Stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will'.

Never take "NO" for an answer.

Usually, about two years of work go into each illusion, whether it's big or small. Two years of work on each five-minute piece.

To make [parents] happy, I went to Fordham University for three weeks, while at the same time running ads in Variety, "magician-actor David Copperfield."

Magic came very easy for me when I was a kid. When I was 8 years old I started doing it, and by the time I was 12, I was already published in magic books

I have always looked to movies and theatre for inspiration.