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Portrait of Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit

(1949) Acrobat France

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Philippe Petit is an acrobat from France, best known for Tales from the Brothers Grimm.

Quick Facts About Philippe Petit

Born: August 13, 1949
Nationality: France
Profession: Acrobat
Notable works: Tales from the Brothers Grimm

About Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7, 1974.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Philippe Petit · Page 3

Life should be lived on the edge of life.

Edges

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As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.

Allow

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For years, I have been working on crossing the Grand Canyon. Actually, there is nobody who says 'no,' but since this is…

Actually

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The wire is a safe place for me to be. The street is not. Life is not. It's a rigorous and simple…

Ground

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Right after my Twin Towers walk, I was approached by hundreds of people, and I said no to all the offers. I…

After

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It is treacherous on a high wire to change your focus point and suddenly look down.

Change

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I would not describe my personality. And I think when you describe people, you are making a mistake. That's not how they…

Describe

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Art is maybe a subversive activity. There is a certain rebellion when you are an artist at heart, even if only in…

Activity

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I have been expelled from five different schools when I was a kid. And I learned basically all what I do by…

Basically

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Why does almost every ad agency in the world set the time on a watch at 10:10 before photographing it?

Ads

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Life should be lived on the edge of life. You have to exercise rebellion: to refuse to tape yourself to rules, to…

Challenges

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Passion is the model of all my actions.

Action

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There is a child inside me that wants to come out and do something to surprise all the adults.

Adult

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If I see three oranges, I have to juggle. And if I see two towers, I have to walk.

I see

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Notre Dame and Sydney - that was nothing. Notre Dame doesn't have a police station; it is not 1,000 or so feet…

Access

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On a very long and very high wire, I will not hope to not be blown off by high winds. I will…

Blown

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Fame was never something I was seeking in my artistic journey. It's to be used as a tool for an artist to…

Art

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If a leaf fell from a tree, I'd stop juggling and play with the leaf. I went to my prop bag and…

Back

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I was born in a world of opera, theatre, films, poetry, art, and therefore, out of the wire, I made a stage.…

Art

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It would be very, very dangerous for a wire walker to experience fear while he is balancing on the wire. Fear has…

After

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My first walk illegally at 20 years old was between the towers of Notre Dame.

Between

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You see, it's actually very good that a human activity is performed very close to death, because that's where life is. Life…

Activity

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It's very easy to walk on a wire if you spend a whole lifetime practicing for it.

Easy

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I am very sensitive to all form of music, painting, sculpting, dancing, and I love cinema also. For example if I look…

Cinema

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An intellectual challenge presents itself? I am in bliss. Instantly, it brings forth the notion of triumph.

Am

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