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Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit

French Celebrity

Born: Aug 13, 1949

Am Life Me Walk World You

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I would not describe my personality. And I think when you describe people, you are making a mistake. That's not how they are; that's how you perceive them at that moment. It's limiting in front of something that is magnificent and unlimited: life. Philippe Petit

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I focus, I invent, I transform, I challenge, I attempt, I observe, I perform. Philippe Petit

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As I'm studying magic, juggling is mentioned repeatedly as a great way to acquire dexterity and coordination. Now, I had long admired how fast and fluidly jugglers make objects fly. So that's it. I'm 14; I'm becoming a juggler. Philippe Petit

I love to remember the World Trade Centre walk, but it should not define me. Philippe Petit

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There is a child inside me that wants to come out and do something to surprise all the adults. Philippe Petit

Me Out Inside Something Adult Come Surprise Child Wants

I love or hate things straight away. I like to go directly to action to see the result. I think I must be difficult, but at the same time, it's not for me to say. Philippe Petit

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

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Truly, from a very early age, I started distancing myself from other kids, not out of willingness, but just out of the nature of my energy. I liked to do things solely, and I already had a taste of the quest for perfection, which is unusual in a little kid. Philippe Petit

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I keep saying I am an auto-didact, but I have a lot of outside influences. One I could cite is juggler Francis Brunn, who was the first man to throw ten rings in the air; he was really an amazing juggler who showed onstage the quest for perfection. Philippe Petit

I have been expelled from five different schools when I was a kid. And I learned basically all what I do by myself. Philippe Petit

Myself Kid Schools Learned Been Five Expelled Different Different Schools Basically

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

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Everybody wanted me to be rich and famous on my art. And I said no to all the commercials and all the seedy offers. Philippe Petit

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I am fascinated by the engineering. The science of constructing and understanding why it stands. And I am drawn by the madness, the beauty, the theatricality, the poetry and soul of the wire. And you cannot be a wire-walker without mingling those two ways of seeing life. Philippe Petit

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For years, I have been working on crossing the Grand Canyon. Actually, there is nobody who says 'no,' but since this is a project that comes from me and not a commission, I have to find the money, plan the logistics, etcetera. Philippe Petit

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I am a wire-walker. I can walk any time, anywhere - I'm indestructible. Philippe Petit

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Obsessed people are not humorless at all. Philippe Petit

People Obsessed

If I had been born in the circus, my parents would have pushed me on that little high wire at four years old. That's when the body is most limber to learn those acrobatics. Philippe Petit

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Talking about theater, actually, I built a little barn in upstate New York, and I call it 'the smallest theater in the world,' but it has a mini stage and a red velvet curtain. Philippe Petit

I would like to continue to tell stories of what I did in a biographical way, so I will continue to write. Philippe Petit

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I was not born into the world of the stuntman and the daredevil; I was born into the world of theater and writing and sculpting and classical music. Philippe Petit

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