I started putting a wire up in secret and performing without permission. Notre Dame, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, the World Trade Center.… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
It is very normal for people on the ground to look at somebody apparently walking in midair and thinking first that person… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
My first walk illegally at 20 years old was between the towers of Notre Dame. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I keep saying I am an auto-didact, but I have a lot of outside influences. One I could cite is juggler Francis… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I've frowned at the idea of breaking records, the first one to do something, or do it longer, higher, more difficult. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I'm a wire-walker, but actually, I'm a moviemaker that hasn't done his first movie. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
My time is always divided when I prepare for a wire walk. First I dream, technically and artistically, and then I go… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
If I look at the performance of another friend Sting, whenever I hear him take over a stage and share his art with millions,… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
I have been performing in the street for more than 50 years: magic for basically 60 years, and the high wire 45 years. The… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
I needed more knowledge in rigging and knotting. I started collecting books on knots and really learning more and more. That's how it started.… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
To be able to create fully, it's maybe fine that you learn the rules, but you have to forget and to rebel against those… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
When a loved one disappears, you continue to live with the accompaniment of that person. One has to find a balance between joy and… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
You must not fall. / When you lose your balance, resist for a long time before turning yourself toward the earth. Then jump. /… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
When I was six years old, I fell in love with magic. For Christmas, I got a magic box and a very old book… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
I don't like to risk my life, so I prepare sometimes for months or sometimes for years. But sometimes after a walk, I look… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
When I perform outside, the major problem that could arise is strong wind.I spend months preparing for the types of wind that occur in… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
If I have to make a self-portrait, I would put poetry and rebellion on the list. To be able to walk on a wire,… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
Whenever other worlds invite us, whenever we are balancing on the boundaries of our limited human condition, that’s where life starts, that’s where you… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
I have walked many times around the world and each time it's different from the last one. It feels a little bit like I… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
I am a thief of knowledge, and in a survival way, I had to solve all the problems around me. — Philippe Petit Copy Share
Metaphorically speaking, of course, if I put a problem behind my pillow and fall asleep, very often because my brain went to sleep with… — Philippe Petit Copy Share
