Many people use the words 'death defying' or 'death wishing' when they talk about wire-walking. Many people have asked me: 'So do… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I love or hate things straight away. I like to go directly to action to see the result. I think I must… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I would like to continue to tell stories of what I did in a biographical way, so I will continue to write. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I started making monkey bridges, like kids do, and climbing and rappelling with ropes. Very naturally, I needed some knots. At the… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
The wire is a safe place for me to be. The street is not. Life is not. It's a rigorous and simple… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I have a fear of water, believe it or not. To put a wire 12 feet over a swimming pool frightens me.… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
It's part of my life to feel like a criminal, to have eyes in my back and see if I'm being followed.… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I, like everybody else, have a certain fear of heights, and I have to be very careful when I am in the… — 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
