“Well to be perfectly frank with you I never created art or have done demonstrations for anyone before myself artistically. I always do it to try to push my own envelope to be the best I can be.” TryingWellsArtI CanDoneMy OwnBeing The BestFrankDemonstrationEnvelopes Author:Criss Angel
“One of my inspirations, Harry Houdini, remains an icon of the art because he defied our primal fears. His demonstrations in the early 20th century, especially his escape from the Chinese water torture cell, represented triumph over suffocation, drowning, disorientation and helplessness.” ArtInspirationWaterCenturyArt IsRemainsCellsChineseTriumphTorture20th CenturyDrowningDemonstrationIconsHelplessnessPrimalDisorientationHoudiniPrimal Fear Author:Criss Angel
“I put my life in danger every time I do some of these demonstrations, whether it's in the audience hanging upside down or on the stage. We now have a lot of dangerous stunts where anything can go wrong. In fact, I have fallen two stories and landed on the stage, so I am well aware of the dangers.” WellsTwoFactsStoriesAudienceStageDangerousDangerFallenDemonstrationUpside Down Author:Criss Angel
“A lot of the demonstrations that I do, when I get inside peoples minds, is understanding human behavior and understanding how people think and getting their patterns down so I know how to create the illusion that I get inside their brain.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMindHumansUnderstandingBrainKnow HowBehaviorIllusionPatternsHuman BehaviorDemonstration Author:Criss Angel