I am a thief of knowledge, and in a survival way, I had to solve all the problems around me. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
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
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
How could I share with you how I felt when two towers that I loved, two pieces of steel and glass and… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
On one day of the week, I relax - which is not true, I work furiously on other things. 'Relax' is not… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
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
If I am practicing on the wire, and you pushed me, I would not move, and if you take a piece of… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
For years, I have been working on crossing the Grand Canyon. Actually, there is nobody who says 'no,' but since this is… — 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
There is a child inside me that wants to come out and do something to surprise all the adults. — 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
It would be very, very dangerous for a wire walker to experience fear while he is balancing on the wire. Fear has… — 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
Of course, the slightest little mistake on the wire will deprive me of my life, so in that sense, yes, it is… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
My parents wanted me to have an honorable profession and not to be a jester. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
For me, since I have a life wish, not a death wish, for me, I was not gambling my life. I was… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
Everybody wanted me to be rich and famous on my art. And I said no to all the commercials and all the… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
My parents were intelligent and encouraging, but at the same time, they were displeased at me becoming a wandering troubadour and wire… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I love to remember the World Trade Centre walk, but it should not define me. — 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
