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13 quotes by Lance Burton

This biographical article is written like a résumé. Please help improve it by revising it to be neutral and encyclopedic. (February 2013) Lance Burton Born (1960-03-10) March 10, 1960 (age 54)[citation needed] Columbia, Kentucky USA[citation needed] Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) William Lance Burton (born March 10, 1960 in Columbia, Kentucky[citation needed]) is an American stage magician. He performed more than 5,000 shows in...
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We didn't have a whole lot of money when I was growing up either. I would always ask for magic books or magic tricks for my birthday or for... →

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I feel like I'm the luckiest person alive. I'm always waiting for that phone call: 'Hello. We've just realized you're really a... →

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Harry Collins was the first magician I ever saw back in 1965 when I was five years old. He was doing a magic show and I was the volunteer from the... →

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I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and... →

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I'm very happy to be employed. I always contend that in show business that if you're employed, then you're successful.

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It's new and different every night. The charge you get from a good audience is like nothing else.

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That's sort of like asking a parent who their favorite child is. It's very hard to determine. Sometimes I'll get feedback from somebody... →

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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me... →

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I have no idea what's next. I simply don't have a clue.

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I'm comfortable and confident about the future.

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I've worked nonstop for 31 years. I've counted down myself hundreds of cues for everything in each 90-minute show. I've never really... →

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It was a great opportunity that I had to take - my very own theater. That comes along once in a lifetime. It doesn't even seem like 15 years ago... →

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The dove act? I'm still working on it. I don't think it's perfect yet. I got my first pair of doves when I was 14 years old. That was the... →

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