Magic Shows Quotes

I did a lot of magic shows growing up. My dad is a graphic designer so he helped me brand myself and create a logo. So I was just rollin' with the magician crowd for a while. But I was really young, 10 to 13, doing table magic and balloon animals at this Italian restaurant.

I'm a magician. A lot of people don't know that I've won awards. I used to do big stage shows.

Magicians are the people who began to use film as an illusion on stage.

Science and technology were often used by [the magician of old], even before they came into the marketplace on a mass basis. For example, prior to the moving picture going into theatre, magicians were using the technique of images in motion as illusions in their shows. At that time the process was so new, an audience perceived it as magic. Also in the early stages of holograms magicians would use these images to baffle and mystify their fans. Hence, you always need to stay one step ahead of the technology game to "WOW" the audience.

My interest was magic, believe it or not. I became an amateur magician and did something like 400 magic shows through my teen years.

Ten years ago, TV cookery shows were about a man or a woman following recipes. Now, it's all about journeys and campaigns and less about the actual chopping and dicing. That's what I'd like to do with magic.

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.

When I was eight, I started what could be considered my first business, performing magic shows in Mexico City.

If I had auditioned for 'Merlin' on magic alone, I don't think I'd have got it. Like any kid, I probably had a magic kit, but it's not something I ever pursued. I've never watched a magic show like David Copperfield or used him to base my character on, but I really like David Blaine and Darren Brown. They are doing wonders.

The problem with stage magic is that it looks really good, but everyone knows there's a trick box.

I'm like that person who hates going to magic shows - and I love magic, I love wizards - but going to a show where there is any possibility of audience participation is a nightmare for me.

I started performing when I was 9 or 10, doing magic.