Quotes

　　“I grew up in New Jersey. My mom was in insurance*, and my dad owned a men’s clothing store.

　　Before I was in my teens, I thought it would be cool to become a ventriloquist*.

　　It turned out that this place selling props* for ventriloquists was also a magic shop. So instead of walking out with a dummy*, I ended up with a bag of tricks. I started doing little shows in my hometown.

　　I starved in New York for a year, and my dad gave me a few bucks* to pay the heating bill. I sat in my apartment inventing magic. I sent out many video tapes. One day I got a phone call to be the host of a TV show. I was 19, and I couldn’t believe it.”

　　— David Copperfield