“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 couldnt get that image out of my head. That started building up my love of magic.” BookRememberSidesSeeingMagicBuildingFindingsLibraryScaryIntenseChainedBuilding UpHoudini Author:David Blaine
“Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea.” ArtIdeasUseHandsWonderMagicIllusionIntrigued Author:David Blaine
“It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at images of great magicians from Houdini down the line.” LooksLinesMagicMathCardsDigitalMagicianMath And ScienceFixationHoudini Author:David Blaine
“As a magician, I try to show things to people that seem impossible. And I think magic, whether I'm holding my breath or shuffling a deck of cards, is pretty simple. It's practice, it's training, and It's practice, it's training and experimenting, while pushing through the pain to be the best that I can be. And that's what magic is to me.” PeopleThinkingTryingI CanShowsSeemsPainSimplePracticeImpossibleMagicTrainingBreathsCardsBeing The BestPushingMagicianDeckShufflingDeck Of CardsPushing Through Author:David Blaine
“I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago.” YearsUsedMagicYears AgoUsed To Be Author:David Blaine
“Magic is not about having a puzzle to solve. It's about creating a moment of awe and astonishment. And that can be a beautiful thing.” MomentsBeautifulMagicCreatingSolveAweBeautiful ThingsPuzzlesAstonishment Author:David Blaine
“You don't get into magic. Magic gets into you.” MagicMagicianEntertainersMagic TricksIllusionists Author:David Blaine
“Besides prostitution, magic is one of the oldest art forms that exist.” ArtFormMagicProstitution Author:David Blaine
“I'd always wanted to do these types of things - pieces of magic I could put out not as illusions, but really doing it.” WantedPiecesMagicTypeIllusion Author:David Blaine
“Whether you're shuffling a deck of cards or holding your breath, magic is pretty simple: It comes down to training, practice, and experimentation , followed up by ridiculous pursuit and relentless perseverance.” SimplePracticeMagicTrainingBreathsPerseveranceRidiculousPursuitCardsRelentlessExperimentationDeckShufflingDeck Of Cards Author:David Blaine
