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My father wanted to be an actor, dreamed about being an actor, but he gave it up because my mom and his family told him, You're never going to make it it's too tough out there.

David Copperfield

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David Copperfield
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
Entertainer
Film Actor
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Illusionist
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Writer
Metuchen
New Jersey
David Seth Kotkin
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I got to watch Frank Capra, in his eighties, in action. You read all the stories about Frank Capra fighting with the head of Columbia, Harry Cohn, It's my way or the highway. I got to watch that. He lambasted me, You cannot do this. You will fail. Finally, after another hour of conversation, I convinced him to help me write the speech.
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My mother was really loving and wonderful and tough as hell.
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There was an old brochure for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts with a quote from Robert Redford or someone, that said, You're only as good as you dare to be bad.
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Like in comedy, you know the names of the people who steal things that others work really hard on. It really sucks. And, in magic, it's not just the hard work of getting the words and attitude and point of view right you're taking an actual invention, making something over three or four years, and somebody can just take it.
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I act like I'm 14, if you haven't figured that out yet.
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When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't.
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I'm inventing new principles. The audience has a point of view that no one can predict.
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When I started doing magic as a kid, my parents had no problem.
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When you see me do a five-minute thing, there's been about two years of preparation behind that. You know, I find that's what it takes to really make it the level of quality I prefer.
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I started as a ventriloquist, a very bad ventriloquist. And people saw my lips moving and it was ridiculous, so finally I decided I'd better change my occupation.
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My dreams are my dress rehearsals for my future.
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I used to fly around the stage without strings or camera tricks. That took seven years to create.
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Never take NO for an answer.
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There is a safe spot within every tornado. My job is to find it.
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