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
beautiful creating magic
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
sharks worry
But as they say about sharks, it's not the ones you see that you have to worry about, it's the ones you don't see.
art hands ideas
Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea.
mcdonalds ideas fasting
I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation.
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.
kids houdini obsessed
As a kid, I always was obsessed with Houdini.
years my-own
I have not had time to reflect on my own truths in many years.
beautiful thinking perfect
I think great whites are the most beautiful and perfect creatures I've ever seen.
kids people miracle
As a kid I used to hold my breath longer than anybody else, and then I heard stories about people accidently underwater for 45 minutes - how do you recover from that? It's not a miracle. Something allows us to survive.
magic pieces illusion
I'd always wanted to do these types of things - pieces of magic I could put out not as illusions, but really doing it.
islands saws rope
I'd go to Coney Island to hang out, and I saw a magician doing a rope trick on the boardwalk. I was fascinated. I guess that's how it started.
thinking mind normal
I think everything I do is normal, not paranormal but normal. Its using the power of the mind to achieve whatever we can endure.
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.
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.