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
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.
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.
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.