Robert Houdin Quotes & Sayings

Conjuring is a profession in which no one errs through excess of modesty. — Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin

A magician is an actor playing the part of a magician. — Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin

Better a man honor his profession than be honored by it. — Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin

A fundamental understanding of the human psyche is the essential key to successful magic. — Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin

Magic and new technology have always walked hand in hand - even back in the days of Robert Houdin. — David Copperfield

I would just like to mention Robert Houdin who in the eighteenth century invented the vanishing birdcage trick and the theater matinee - may he rot and perish. Good afternoon. — Orson Welles