“You can just go to a magic shop or magic builder and buy what most magicians do, but that's not what I'm about. With 'Mindfreak' on television and 'Believe' live, I want to bring things that people have never seen before. That process is very difficult. It's very challenging, and you never know how long it's going to take - months or years.” PeopleKnowsWantYearsBelieveLongProcessDifficultChallengesKnow HowMagicTelevisionMonthsShopsMagicianBuilder Author:Criss Angel
“If people are fans of 'Mindfreak,' they are going to be so excited with 'Believe.' They are actually going to see those illusions that people think can only happen with trick photography.” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveHappensFansPhotographyIllusionExcitedTricks Author:Criss Angel
“The days of television as we knew it growing up are over. You have a bigger, wider world audience on the Internet, larger than any American television series. People don't watch television in the same context as before. Nowadays they watch their television on the Internet at their convenience. That's the whole wave, and it's now - not the future.” PeopleWorldWholeWatchesAudienceGrowing UpGrowingTelevisionInternetBiggerSeriesWaveOver YouConvenienceAmerican Television Author:Criss Angel
“The first time I thought about attempting a body suspension was after watching a documentary on rites-of-passage ceremonies from other cultures. I was completely intrigued by what these people put their bodies through.” PeopleFirstsBodyCultureFirst TimePassagesDocumentariesCeremonyAttemptingIntriguedRiteOther CulturesSuspensionRite Of Passage Book:Mindfreak: Secret Revelations Source: Mindfreak: Secret Revelations
“I came up with the term 'mindfreak' because I didn't like the word 'magician.' I felt like I wanted to coin a term that would be basically the reaction to my art. It would be a mindfreak and so that's why I came up with that. But, many people say I'm really a student of humanity and psychology.” PeopleArtWould BeWantedHumanityFeltTermPsychologyMagicStudentsReactionsCoinsMagician Author:Criss Angel
“I think that the problem is that people fear so many things and they don't live life to its fullest. And for me as an artist, if God should want me to come this Wednesday to the end of my life, so be it.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantLifeShouldEndsProblemArtistLive LifeWant MeWednesdayLive Life To Its Fullest Author:Criss Angel
“I'm just a human being that is in touch with myself. And I'm honest with myself. And I really, at the end of the day, don't care what people say. I never cared about what people say.” PeopleHumansEndsCareHuman BeingsHonestDon't CareThe End Of The Day Author:Criss Angel
“I love the press; I even like the people that don't like me. If it wasn't for those people, no one would know who I was and I wouldn't have a gig.” PeopleIfsKnowsPressesLike MeGigsDon't Like Me Author:Criss Angel
“I worked 18 years to become an overnight success. Now MagicPlace.com will short circuit that process for people.” PeopleYearsProcessCircuitsOvernight SuccessShort Circuit 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
“To me, it's never about the trick. I don't care about how something works. I care about how people feel when they watch it. You know, that - that connection - that emotional connection is true magic.” PeopleKnowsFeelsCareWatchesMagicEmotionalConnectionsDon't CareTricksI Don't CareI CareEmotional Connection Author:Criss Angel
