Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Dai Vernon

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a magician Dai Vernon.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Dai Vernon, a.k.a. The Professor, was a Canadian magician. His sleight of hand technique and knowledge, particularly with card tricks and close-up magic, garnered him respect among fellow magicians, and he was a mentor to other magicians. He lived out his last years at Magic Castle, a nightclub in Hollywood, California.

Magician | June 11, 1894 - August 21, 1992

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A good magic effect should easily be described in one sentence.

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Don`t make unimportant things important

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Large action arrest small action.

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What the eyes see, the heart must believe.

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Most magicians consider the palm an easy move to make. They are inclined to believe that they are 'getting away with it,' when they are in fact fortunate enough to have a polite audience.

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How are you coming into the effect? How are you getting out?

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A large movement covers a small movement

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In magic, today as always, the effect is what counts. The method or methods used are always purely secondary.

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The mind is led on, step by step, to defeat its own logic.

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Be natural and use your head.

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If I could climax as many times as a Derek Dingle routine I would be a happy man!