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 Read Quote
I was never part of the sailing circle, but I enjoy when I’m invited to sail. Philippe Petit Read Quote
What I think tailors the creativity of most people are the rules that we learn from the age we are very small – in school, our parents. Philippe Petit Read Quote
I’ve been arrested many times for illegal high wire walking and illegal street performing. Philippe Petit Read Quote
It’s very normal – when you’re not used to the world of the high wire, it’s very normal to be simply terrified. The reason I’m not is because I’ve done it for so many years. Philippe Petit Read Quote
Usually, when I walk on a wire, I inspect the anchor point on both sides before crossing. Philippe Petit Read Quote
I did a walk in 1973 illegally in the northern side of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Philippe Petit Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I started making monkey bridges, like kids do, and climbing and rappelling with ropes. Very naturally, I needed some knots. At the very beginning, I didn’t care, I didn’t know, and then slowly I started to know, and I started to care. I wanted to know more knots or the right knot for the special action. Philippe Petit Read Quote
I started very early, from five or six years old, to climb. To climb trees, to climb rocks everywhere I could. At some point, of course, I used a rope. Philippe Petit Read Quote
