Many people use the words ‘death defying’ or ‘death wishing’ when they talk about wire-walking. Many people have asked me: ‘So do you have a death wish?’ After doing a beautiful walk, I feel like punching them in the nose. It’s indecent. I have a life wish. Philippe Petit Read Quote
On one day of the week, I relax – which is not true, I work furiously on other things. ‘Relax’ is not a word to me. Philippe Petit Read Quote
It’s very easy to walk on a wire if you spend a whole lifetime practicing for it. Philippe Petit Read Quote
Every year, I am conscious of the anniversary of my 1974 World Trade Center walk. Philippe Petit Read Quote
I am the poet of the high wire – I never do stunts; I do theatrical performances. Philippe Petit Read Quote
I started putting a wire up in secret and performing without permission. Notre Dame, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, the World Trade Center. And I developed a certitude, a faith that convinced me that I will get safely to the other side. If not, I will never do that first step. Philippe Petit Read Quote
Art is maybe a subversive activity. There is a certain rebellion when you are an artist at heart, even if only in the art of living. Philippe Petit Read Quote
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, to be able to juggle six hoops, you need focus, another word for tenacity, which is passion. Philippe Petit Read Quote
I focus, I invent, I transform, I challenge, I attempt, I observe, I perform. Philippe Petit Read Quote
There is a child inside me that wants to come out and do something to surprise all the adults. Philippe Petit Read Quote
