Change It is treacherous on a high wire to change your focus point and suddenly look down. Philippe Petit 12
Death For me, since I have a life wish, not a death wish, for me, I was not gambling my life. I was doing something much more beautiful. I was carrying my... Philippe Petit 18
Creativity 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 21
Creativity I found out that total creativity involves a certain intellectual rebellion - not to become a criminal, but somehow. to be totally creating, you... Philippe Petit 13
Anniversary Every year, I am conscious of the anniversary of my 1974 World Trade Center walk. Philippe Petit 16
Beauty 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... Philippe Petit 14
Chance I am not up there by chance. I am there by choice. And I know the wire. And I know my limits. And I am a madman of details. Philippe Petit 15
Christmas When I was six years old, I fell in love with magic. For Christmas, I got a magic box and a very old book on card manipulation. Somehow, I was more... Philippe Petit 12
