When art in general, and film in particular, succeeds is when it pulls you away onto a voyage. Then it's a good… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I hate all electronic things that are supposed to help the human being. You don't smell, you don't hear, you don't touch… — 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… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
When you are a young person, the world is yours. You can do the impossible. — 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… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
Art is maybe a subversive activity. There is a certain rebellion when you are an artist at heart, even if only in… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
It's very easy to walk on a wire if you spend a whole lifetime practicing for it. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I found out that total creativity involves a certain intellectual rebellion - not to become a criminal, but somehow. to be totally… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
If you see how carefully I prepare for any kind of walk, legal or illegal, small or big, you will see that,… — 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 am fascinated by the engineering. The science of constructing and understanding why it stands. And I am drawn by the madness,… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
This moment where we think we rest, when the brain is floating, you know, in sleep, is actually a moment where I… — 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
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
You see, it's actually very good that a human activity is performed very close to death, because that's where life is. Life… — 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
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 have to make a self-portrait, I would put poetry and rebellion on the list. To be able to walk on… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I would not describe my personality. And I think when you describe people, you are making a mistake. That's not how they… — 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… — 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
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
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
