Wonder is very necessary in life. When we’re little kids, we’re filled with wonder for the world – it’s fascinating and miraculous. A lot of people lose that. They become cynical and jaded, especially in modern day society. Magic renews that wonder.

I don't put a girl in a box and clap my hands three times, and she's gone. I get in the box, and I vanish, and I reappear at the other side of the stage. That way, people don't think, 'That's a great illusion.' They think, 'Doug's a great magician.'

It's important to me to create the largest wonder.

The reason I can give wonder is that I feel wonder about the world: the stars, a tree, my body - everything.

When I was in college, being a magician was not the classiest thing to be. It was like being a folk singer before Bob Dylan.

The hard must become habit. The habit must become easy. The easy must become beautiful.

Wonder is a very subtle, precious emotion, often lost in the gross hustle and bustle of modern life. When we feel wonder, we are immediately reminded of the purity and innocence of our childhood. Then, everything was magical and mysterious. Magic should help us relive that wonder.

The art of a magician is to create wonder. If we live with a sense of wonder, our lives become filled with joy.

Wonder is very necessary in life. When we're little kids, we're filled with wonder for the world - it's fascinating and miraculous. A lot of people lose that. They become cynical and jaded, especially in modern day society. Magic renews that wonder.

If I produce a 450-pound Bengal tiger, it's going to create a lot more wonder than if I produce a rabbit.