I learned that there were two ways I could live my life: following my dreams or doing something else. Dreams aren't a matter of chance, but a matter of choice. When I dream, I believe I am rehearsing my future.
David CopperfieldRead
It is the unspoken ethic of all magicians to not reveal the secrets.
Interpretation
Magicians hold a code of secrecy about their tricks and illusions.
This quote emphasizes the ethical obligation that magicians hold to keep their methods and secrets hidden from the audience. This preservation of mystery not only protects their craft but also enhances the experience of wonder and amazement for those who witness their performances.
In practice
In a talk about maintaining artistic integrity, one might quote this to illustrate the importance of mystery in performance art.
I learned that there were two ways I could live my life: following my dreams or doing something else. Dreams aren't a matter of chance, but a matter of choice. When I dream, I believe I am rehearsing my future.
What I've tried to do in my stage magic is to take a trick and give it an emotional hook.
It wasn't just about doing tricks. It's about taking an audience to another place, a special place, so they can really suspend their disbelief. Its about amazing the audience as well as moving them.
I try to help people realize their dreams by using magic to tell stories that educate, move, and inspire.
The real secret of magic lies in the performance.
When writing loses touch with the beautiful surface of the world, it loses its way. You always want to be in touch with how things look and what people say and what they call their dogs.
All of the films that I've made are about the country I live in and grew up in... And I think if you're going to put an artist's eye to it, you're going to put a critical eye to it. I've always been interested in the gray area that exists between the black and white, or the red and blue, and that's where complexity lies.
Beauty is the sole ambition, the exclusive goal of Taste.
Let's face it, writing is hell.
What's important is the way we say it. Art is all about craftsmanship. Others can interpret craftsmanship as style if they wish. Style is what unites memory or recollection, ideology, sentiment, nostalgia, presentiment, to the way we express all that. It's not what we say but how we say it that matters.
Bikes and planes aren’t about going fast or having fun; they’re toys, but serious ones.
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