I have been performing in the street for more than 50 years: magic for basically 60 years, and the high wire 45… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I've been arrested many times for illegal high wire walking and illegal street performing. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I walk on the wire; it's my profession, and there are no two high wire walks alike. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
If I had been born in the circus, my parents would have pushed me on that little high wire at four years… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
It's very normal - when you're not used to the world of the high wire, it's very normal to be simply terrified.… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
It is treacherous on a high wire to change your focus point and suddenly look down. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
Notre Dame and Sydney - that was nothing. Notre Dame doesn't have a police station; it is not 1,000 or so feet… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
On a very long and very high wire, I will not hope to not be blown off by high winds. I will… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I was born in a world of opera, theatre, films, poetry, art, and therefore, out of the wire, I made a stage.… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I rendezvous with the long wire and perform the 'torero walk', gliding my feet, holding the pole away from my body, head… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
On the high wire, within months, I'm able to master all the tricks they do in the circus, except I am not… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I was thrown out of different schools because I was practicing my arts - magic, juggling, and the high wire. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I am the poet of the high wire - I never do stunts; I do theatrical performances. — 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 Image
I am a wire-walker. I can walk any time, anywhere - I'm indestructible. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
