“It's very normal - when you're not used to the world of the high wire,...” — Philippe Petit 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.”

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

“When you are a young person, the world is yours. You can do the impossible.”

“I was thrown out of different schools because I was practicing my arts - magic, juggling, and the high wire.”

“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.”

“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.”