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Birthday: 4 April 1973, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Birth Name: David Blaine White
Height: 183 cm
David Blaine was born on April 4, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, USA as David Blaine White. He is a producer and actor, known for David Blaine: Street Magic (1996), David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013) and ...Show More 3n61v
I'd always wanted to do these types of things - pieces of magic I could put out not as illusions, bu Show more I'd always wanted to do these types of things - pieces of magic I could put out not as illusions, but really doing it. Hide
I do a lot of research on what people have done in the past. I do a lot of research on what people have done in the past.
It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at im Show more 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. Hide
I have not had time to reflect on my own truths in many years. I have not had time to reflect on my own truths in many years.
People haven't even begun to tap into the potential of what the mind is possible of doing. We only u Show more 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. Hide
I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death. I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death.
Well, I also love magic, which is, you know, different than showmanship. Magic's an art where you us Show more 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. Hide
When I was about 19, I shot a tape of me doing magic just to people on the streets, and I would edit Show more 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. Hide
I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation. I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation.
Whether you're shuffling a deck of cards or holding your breath, magic is pretty simple: It comes do Show more Whether you're shuffling a deck of cards or holding your breath, magic is pretty simple: It comes down to training, practice, and experimentation, followed up by ridiculous pursuit and relentless perseverance. Hide
I've always liked artists like Chris Burden, who would take performances, put them in galleries, and Show more I've always liked artists like Chris Burden, who would take performances, put them in galleries, and then do things that were on the edge. Hide
I just believe that the feeling of wonder is amazing. I am pushing myself as far as I can humanly pu Show more I just believe that the feeling of wonder is amazing. I am pushing myself as far as I can humanly push myself... I can only hope for the best and expect the worse. Hide
I think that ,when you die, you go back to where you came from before you were born. So I don't thin Show more 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. Hide
My only fear is the unknown. My only fear is the unknown.
I think great whites are the most beautiful and perfect creatures I've ever seen. I think great whites are the most beautiful and perfect creatures I've ever seen.
I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago. I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago.
I hope people me as a guy who brought magic to the people. You know, pushed the boundaries Show more I hope people me as a guy who brought magic to the people. You know, pushed the boundaries of wonder. Hide
I think magic, whether I'm holding my breath or shuffling a deck of cards, is pretty simple. It's pr Show more 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. Hide
Basically, I was a kid growing up with a single mother in Brooklyn. Basically, I was a kid growing up with a single mother in Brooklyn.
But as they say about sharks, it's not the ones you see that you have to worry about, it's the ones Show more 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. Hide
There was a boy, he looked like me. He dreamed he could grow up to be more than just a man. There was a boy, he looked like me. He dreamed he could grow up to be more than just a man.
If I asked you to stand in one spot for 35 hours or a certain length of time, you could do it. If I asked you to stand in one spot for 35 hours or a certain length of time, you could do it.
Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued w Show more Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea. Hide
I think anybody can do any of these if they train. I don't recommend it, but anybody could do it if Show more 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. Hide
As a kid, I always was obsessed with Houdini. As a kid, I always was obsessed with Houdini.
I think that when Evel Knievel crashed over the fountain at Caesar's, it kind of gave you a credibil Show more 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. Hide
I don't think you can say something is or isn't magic. That's what was cool about Houdini, because h Show more 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. Hide
My mother encouraged it so much. She was so ive. Even if as a kid, I would do the dumbest tri Show more My mother encouraged it so much. She was so ive. Even if as a kid, I would do the dumbest trick, which now that I look back on some things, she would love it, she would say that's amazing, or if I'd make the ugliest drawing, she would hang it up. She was amazing. Hide
I think everything I do is normal, not paranormal but normal. It's using the power of the mind to ac Show more 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. Hide
I finding a Houdini book at the library and seeing an image of him chained on the side of a Show more I 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 couldn't get that image out of my head. That started building up my love of magic. Hide
I'd go to Coney Island to hang out, and I saw a magician doing a rope trick on the boardwalk. I was Show more 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. Hide
I my mother had this deck of cards that her mother had given her and that she ed on to Show more I my mother had this deck of cards that her mother had given her and that she ed on to me. It was a gypsy tarot deck that I used to carry everywhere. Hide
As a kid I used to hold my breath longer than anybody else, and then I heard stories about people ac Show more As a kid I used to hold my breath longer than anybody else, and then I heard stories about people accidentally underwater for 45 minutes - how do you recover from that? It's not a miracle. Something allows us to survive. Hide
My mother was a teacher, and when she wanted to show me art and literature and science, she'd take m Show more My mother was a teacher, and when she wanted to show me art and literature and science, she'd take me to museums, parks and free exhibitions. Hide
I consider myself a showman, and I love magic, and I love art, and I love performance, and they're a Show more I consider myself a showman, and I love magic, and I love art, and I love performance, and they're all separate. Hide
We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe. We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe.
David Blaine's FILMOGRAPHY
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David Blaine'S roles
