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My goal was becoming the next David Copperfield. I learned how to be a performer by emulating him as a kid - his formula of just talking to people onstage, being free to improvise, being charming and witty with a crowd, together with great, beautiful magic.

— Michael Carbonaro

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I always knew I wanted to be a performer.

— Heather Dubrow

There were times in my career I went a little further than I wanted because of expectations. Doing certain things onstage when children were in the audience, wearing certain clothes, singing certain lyrics.

— Cheryl James

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

— Richard Pryor

My dreams and aspirations when I was a child for as long as I can remember was to be an entertainer.

— Brittany Murphy

My goal is to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer.

— Bobby Darin

I've wanted to perform my entire life. I found a paper I wrote in kindergarten class about what I wanted to be when I grew up - and I wrote 'a famous singer!'

— Heather Morris

I always knew I wanted to be a performance artist.

— Andra Day

I wanted to be famous; I wanted to perform. Those things I really, really wanted more than anything else.

— Laverne Cox

I always knew I wanted to be a performer. I started playing when I was in third grade, but I wasn't very good at all.

— Brantley Gilbert

✗Opposing Perspectives

My goal was to play drums, but my father made me take piano lessons. He told me I needed to learn to read music first, so I took lessons for six years. I thank God that he made me take those lessons, because it taught me a tremendous amount.

— Brian Austin Green