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I am a street performer as much as I am a stage performer. Yes, I have a television show, but every trick, every 'Mindfreak' you see, I can do live.
Criss Angel
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Criss Angel
Age: 56
Born: 1967
Born: December 19
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Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos
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I love the press I even like the people that don't like me. If it wasn't for those people, no one would know who I was and I wouldn't have a gig.
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The American Public is who I'm interested in. Ultimately, if they think I'm good and they think I'm entertaining that's all that matters.
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I used to think that if I had success I would have freedom. But I have less freedom now than I've ever had. And what gives me satisfaction is not the jewelry and not the cars. What gives me satisfaction is doing things for others, like children.
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I worked 18 years to become an overnight success. Now MagicPlace.com will short circuit that process for people.
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If we all looked out for each other a little bit more, I think we wouldn't have a lot of the crisis that we have in today's society.
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You can't please everyone, and trying to is the kiss of death. I don't care about Wayne Newton's demographics. When I do, I'll know that it's time to quit.
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You can't please everyone and trying to do so is the kiss of death.
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I want to ride my motorcycle up the side of the Luxor to the light and vanish.
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If people are fans of 'Mindfreak,' they are going to be so excited with 'Believe.' They are actually going to see those illusions that people think can only happen with trick photography.
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I think if you would have cut Houdini with a knife, blood wouldn't come out, PR would.
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I am the Mindfreak, there's no Reality! Just this World of Illusion that keeps on haunting me.
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Well to be perfectly frank with you I never created art or have done demonstrations for anyone before myself artistically. I always do it to try to push my own envelope to be the best I can be.
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I had an amazing childhood, lots of love. But my dad worked his tail off, getting up at 4 in the morning and going off at 5, 6 o'clock, yet he always had time to spend with his kids and his wife.
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