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I was part of a very uncool group. It was a group that liked classical music. They were known as the Music School Gang or, less charitably, the Poof Gang. Derren Brown

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Sexuality is often tied in with something you feel you lack in yourself and look for in others. Derren Brown

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Hypnosis is just suggestibility; you see it in certain people. Derren Brown

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A magic trick of any sort works because you tell yourself a story about what you see. And politicians use this all the time in their own way by throwing a load of statistics at you when things don't quite follow and then saying, 'So therefore blah,' and you believe that 'blah' thing because of the confusion that's come before. Derren Brown

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If you do magic, it's the quickest most fraudulent route to impressing people. Derren Brown

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I think you can be sceptical, and still do things that are in a joyful way, and ultimately you are on stage entertaining. If you let your philosophy get too much in the way of that, then you are failing as an entertainer. Derren Brown

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I wasn't terribly sociable. I had two or three friends at school. I drew things, played with Lego. My parents left me free to do whatever made me happy. Derren Brown

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Kindness and compassion aren't political qualities even though they get politicized. Derren Brown

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People often think that you get the most of everything from having your face on the screen but its really, like musicians, when you hit the road. It's also where the most fun is, the adrenaline of it every night, giving this incredibly well rehearsed charismatic version of yourself every night and people hopefully loving you. Derren Brown

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It's a controlling thing on stage - you're directing the action, getting people to play their role. In real life, I take being kind and nice seriously, so the last thing I'd ever want to be is that weird, controlling, manipulative character. Derren Brown

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