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
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.
life
One of the most important experiences in my life
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.
believe fear-of-death fears-of-life
I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death.
book building-up scary
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.
math lines digital
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.
beautiful thinking perfect
I think great whites are the most beautiful and perfect creatures I've ever seen.
thinking anticipation kind
I think that when Evel Knievel crashed over the fountain at Caesars, it kind of gave you a credibility and then anticipation for everything he did.