I was born in a world of opera, theatre, films, poetry, art, and therefore, out of the wire, I made a stage. That's why they call me a high wire artist. Philippe Petit artartistbear Change image and share on social
I will never fall prey to celebrity because I am too busy. I have other things to do than look at myself in the mirror. Philippe Petit busycelebrityfall Change image and share on social
I'm a wire-walker, but actually, I'm a moviemaker that hasn't done his first movie. Philippe Petit moviemoviemakerwalker Change image and share on social
It would be very, very dangerous for a wire walker to experience fear while he is balancing on the wire. Fear has its place on earth, before and maybe after a high-wire walk, but not during for me. Philippe Petit balancedangerousearth Change image and share on social
I have been performing in the street for more than 50 years: magic for basically 60 years, and the high wire 45 years. The beauty of it is that it's never the same. It's never easy. And yet, part of my art is to make it look easy. Philippe Petit artbasicallybeauty share on social
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. And also in magic, of course. With a piece of rope, you can do magic. Philippe Petit bookcollectknot share on social
I wanted all my life to give my world into other arts - books, plays, movies - but I didn't want to sell out. Philippe Petit artbookgive Change image and share on social
I walk on the wire; it's my profession, and there are no two high wire walks alike. Philippe Petit alikehighprofession Change image and share on social
You see, it's actually very good that a human activity is performed very close to death, because that's where life is. Life is, at its most valuable and most full, very close to the boundary of life. Philippe Petit activityboundaryclose Change image and share on social
When I was learning by myself, despite my parents, despite my teachers, despite society, when I was fighting for building my life as a young wire walker at age 16, I didn't have feelings, I had certainties. Philippe Petit agebuildcertainty share on social
