David Blaine
David Blaine
David Blaineis an American magician, illusionist and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has set and broken several world records...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMagician
Date of Birth4 April 1973
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
bad came death
I think that, when you die, you go back to where you came from before you were born. So I don't think death is a bad thing.
based entertainment family
Basically, it's something that's been done in the circuses, based on the old high-wire acts, ... It's like family entertainment, this one.
life
One of the most important experiences in my life
avoid days easiest filling pain remove search wish
I think pain is easiest to avoid by filling the days with distractions - I wish to remove everything to search for a truth.
begun certain mind people percentage tap
People haven't even begun to tap into the potential of what the mind is possible of doing. We only use a certain percentage of our brains.
abc board came edit kept people reactions shot tape
When I was about 19, I shot a tape of me doing magic just to people on the streets, and I would edit together all the reactions and I kept pushing this idea, and then ABC came on board and made my first show.
blended both cool enhance escape magician time
I don't think you can say something is or isn't magic. That's what was cool about Houdini, because he was a magician who had a magic show, but he was also an escape artist, and they kind of, over time, blended together. They both kind of enhance each other, I think.
crashed
I think that when Evel Knievel crashed over the fountain at Caesar's, it kind of gave you a credibility and then anticipation for everything he did.
mind paranormal power using
I think everything I do is normal, not paranormal but normal. It's using the power of the mind to achieve whatever we can endure.
I think anybody can do any of these if they train. I don't recommend it, but anybody could do it if there was a need.
art consider love
I consider myself a showman, and I love magic, and I love art, and I love performance, and they're all separate.
best breath deck holding pain pushing whether
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 - It's practice, it's training and experimenting, while pushing through the pain to be the best that I can be.
boundaries brought guy hope people pushed
I hope people remember me as a guy who brought magic to the people. You know, pushed the boundaries of wonder.
art create hand illusion love slight
Well, I also love magic, which is, you know, different than showmanship. Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder.