David Blaine

I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation. ”

I thought instead of burying myself under dirt, I'd bury myself under water so everybody could see that you're there. ”

We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe. ”

My only fear is the unknown. ”

My mother encouraged it so much. She was so supportive. 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. ”

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. ”

I consider myself a showman, and I love magic, and I love art, and I love performance, and they're all separate. ”

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. ”

I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death. ”

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. ”