--- title: "22 You Quotes By Philippe Petit" description: "22 You quotes by Philippe Petit. Plus more from Philippe Petit and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/philippe-petit-3697_activity_art-is-maybe-a-subversive-activity-there_1467932.jpg" --- > [Art is maybe a subversive activity. There is a certain rebellion when you are an artist at heart, even if only in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/art-is-maybe-a-subversive-activity-there-is-a-certain-rebellion-when/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/philippe-petit-3697_activity_art-is-maybe-a-subversive-activity-there_1467932.jpg) > [To be able to create fully, it's maybe fine that you learn the rules, but you have to forget and to rebel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/to-be-able-to-create-fully-it-s-maybe-fine-that-you-learn-the-rules/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34d/philippe-petit-3697_able_to-be-able-to-create-fully-it-s-maybe-fi_81210.jpg) > [It's very easy to walk on a wire if you spend a whole lifetime practicing for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/it-s-very-easy-to-walk-on-a-wire-if-you-spend-a-whole-lifetime/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/philippe-petit-3697_easy_it-s-very-easy-to-walk-on-a-wire-if-you_1854236.jpg) > [When art in general, and film in particular, succeeds is when it pulls you away onto a voyage. Then it's a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/when-art-in-general-and-film-in-particular-succeeds-is-when-it-pulls/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/philippe-petit-3697_art_when-art-in-general-and-film-in-particul_2932297.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-hate-all-electronic-things-that-are-supposed-to-help-the-human/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/philippe-petit-3697_anymore_i-hate-all-electronic-things-that-are-su_2675907.jpg) > [When a loved one disappears, you continue to live with the accompaniment of that person. One has to find a balance between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/when-a-loved-one-disappears-you-continue-to-live-with-the/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/philippe-petit-3697_balance_when-a-loved-one-disappears-you-continue_133692.jpg) > [When you are a young person, the world is yours. You can do the impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/when-you-are-a-young-person-the-world-is-yours-you-can-do-the/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f7/philippe-petit-3697_can-do_when-you-are-a-young-person-the-world-is_372097.jpg) > [You see, it's actually very good that a human activity is performed very close to death, because that's where life is. Life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/you-see-it-s-actually-very-good-that-a-human-activity-is-performed/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04e/philippe-petit-3697_activity_you-see-it-s-actually-very-good-that-a-h_1843616.jpg) > [I, like everybody else, have a certain fear of heights, and I have to be very careful when I am in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-like-everybody-else-have-a-certain-fear-of-heights-and-i-have-to-be/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f7/philippe-petit-3697_also_i-like-everybody-else-have-a-certain-fea_2627204.jpg) > [If I have to make a self-portrait, I would put poetry and rebellion on the list. To be able to walk on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/if-i-have-to-make-a-self-portrait-i-would-put-poetry-and-rebellion-on/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/philippe-petit-3697_able_if-i-have-to-make-a-self-portrait-i-woul_252463.jpg) > [I would not describe my personality. And I think when you describe people, you are making a mistake. That's not how they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-would-not-describe-my-personality-and-i-think-when-you-describe/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/philippe-petit-3697_describe_i-would-not-describe-my-personality-and_1463714.jpg) > [I needed more knowledge in rigging and knotting. I started collecting books on knots and really learning more and more. That's how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-needed-more-knowledge-in-rigging-and-knotting-i-started-collecting/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/philippe-petit-3697_also_i-needed-more-knowledge-in-rigging-and-k_70022.jpg) > [If I am practicing on the wire, and you pushed me, I would not move, and if you take a piece of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/if-i-am-practicing-on-the-wire-and-you-pushed-me-i-would-not-move-and/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/995/philippe-petit-3697_able_if-i-am-practicing-on-the-wire-and-you-p_1183010.jpg) > [It's very normal - when you're not used to the world of the high wire, it's very normal to be simply terrified.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/it-s-very-normal-when-you-re-not-used-to-the-world-of-the-high-wire/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/philippe-petit-3697_because_it-s-very-normal-when-you-re-not-used-to_889831.jpg) > [I found out that total creativity involves a certain intellectual rebellion - not to become a criminal, but somehow. to be totally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-found-out-that-total-creativity-involves-a-certain-intellectual/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/philippe-petit-3697_become_i-found-out-that-total-creativity-involv_828442.jpg) > [How could I share with you how I felt when two towers that I loved, two pieces of steel and glass and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/how-could-i-share-with-you-how-i-felt-when-two-towers-that-i-loved/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fd/philippe-petit-3697_actual_how-could-i-share-with-you-how-i-felt-wh_679759.jpg) > [If you see how carefully I prepare for any kind of walk, legal or illegal, small or big, you will see that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/if-you-see-how-carefully-i-prepare-for-any-kind-of-walk-legal-or/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcd/philippe-petit-3697_actually_if-you-see-how-carefully-i-prepare-for-a_478048.jpg) > [I am fascinated by the engineering. The science of constructing and understanding why it stands. And I am drawn by the madness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-am-fascinated-by-the-engineering-the-science-of-constructing-and/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f9/philippe-petit-3697_am_i-am-fascinated-by-the-engineering-the-s_2270985.jpg) > [Many people use the words 'death defying' or 'death wishing' when they talk about wire-walking. Many people have asked me: 'So do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/many-people-use-the-words-death-defying-or-death-wishing-when-they/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/philippe-petit-3697_about_many-people-use-the-words-death-defying_357364.jpg) > [This moment where we think we rest, when the brain is floating, you know, in sleep, is actually a moment where I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/this-moment-where-we-think-we-rest-when-the-brain-is-floating-you/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d2/philippe-petit-3697_actually_this-moment-where-we-think-we-rest-when_2173002.jpg) > [Of course, the slightest little mistake on the wire will deprive me of my life, so in that sense, yes, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/of-course-the-slightest-little-mistake-on-the-wire-will-deprive-me-of/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/philippe-petit-3697_attention_of-course-the-slightest-little-mistake-o_2523469.jpg) > [The wire is a safe place for me to be. The street is not. Life is not. It's a rigorous and simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/the-wire-is-a-safe-place-for-me-to-be-the-street-is-not-life-is-not/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fff/philippe-petit-3697_ground_the-wire-is-a-safe-place-for-me-to-be-th_1413226.jpg) ## Other authors on You ## More by Philippe Petit > [If I look at the performance of another friend Sting, whenever I hear him take over a stage and share his art with millions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/if-i-look-at-the-performance-of-another-friend-sting-whenever-i-hear/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [I am a wire-walker. I can walk any time, anywhere - I'm indestructible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-am-a-wire-walker-i-can-walk-any-time-anywhere-i-m-indestructible/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [I have been performing in the street for more than 50 years: magic for basically 60 years, and the high wire 45 years. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-have-been-performing-in-the-street-for-more-than-50-years-magic-for/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-needed-more-knowledge-in-rigging-and-knotting-i-started-collecting/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/to-be-able-to-create-fully-it-s-maybe-fine-that-you-learn-the-rules/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [When a loved one disappears, you continue to live with the accompaniment of that person. One has to find a balance between joy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/when-a-loved-one-disappears-you-continue-to-live-with-the/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [You must not fall. / When you lose your balance, resist for a long time before turning yourself toward the earth. Then jump. /…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/you-must-not-fall-when-you-lose-your-balance-resist-for-a-long-time/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [When I was six years old, I fell in love with magic. For Christmas, I got a magic box and a very old book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/when-i-was-six-years-old-i-fell-in-love-with-magic-for-christmas-i/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-don-t-like-to-risk-my-life-so-i-prepare-sometimes-for-months-or/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/when-i-perform-outside-the-major-problem-that-could-arise-is-strong/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/if-i-have-to-make-a-self-portrait-i-would-put-poetry-and-rebellion-on/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/whenever-other-worlds-invite-us-whenever-we-are-balancing-on-the/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-have-walked-many-times-around-the-world-and-each-time-it-s/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [I am a thief of knowledge, and in a survival way, I had to solve all the problems around me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-am-a-thief-of-knowledge-and-in-a-survival-way-i-had-to-solve-all/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) > [Metaphorically speaking, of course, if I put a problem behind my pillow and fall asleep, very often because my brain went to sleep with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/metaphorically-speaking-of-course-if-i-put-a-problem-behind-my-pillow/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/philippe-petit/#itemlist", "name": "22 You Quotes By Philippe Petit", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Art is maybe a subversive activity. 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