“Of course, the slightest little mistake on the wire will deprive me of...” — Philippe Petit Quote

Of course, the slightest little mistake on the wire will deprive me of my life, so in that sense, yes, it is a dangerous profession. You have to pay attention; if not, you will lose your life.

I walk on the wire; it's my profession, and there are no two high wire walks alike.

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.

I found out that total creativity involves a certain intellectual rebellion - not to become a criminal, but somehow. to be totally creating, you have to do things that are a little bit forbidden. You have to feel free, and we know freedom is a hard thing to get.

The system of domination is founded on depriving nations of their true identity. It seeks to deprive nations of their culture, identity, self-confidence and in this way dominate them.

I can't deprive myself of things because then I obsess about it and end up eating.

If you deprive yourself of something, you're going to want it more.

I was aware that everybody said I was going to be a vast mega-flop, and that William Hague was just oh-so intelligent, and oh such a great parliamentarian, and therefore so different from me! So I thought, I must deprive them of the satisfaction of proving themselves right.