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A great sorrow, like a mariner's quadrant, brings the sun at noon down to the horizon, and we learn where we are on the sea of life.

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Philippe Petit

For me, when I am on the wire, I do not have a problem of eliminating or blocking fear. I do not really feel fear, although it is a fearful activity to walk in thin air, as I do without any safety device, but I am not fearful.

Air, Block, Eliminating, Safety, Thin, Walk
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I am very sensitive to all form of music, painting, sculpting, dancing, and I love cinema also. For example if I look at the work of the dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, who happens to be a friend of mine, everything he does is inspiring to me.

Dancer, Dancing, Example, Friend, Music

I am the poet of the high wire - I never do stunts; I do theatrical performances.

High, Poet, Stuntman, Stunts, Wire

Improvisation is empowering because it welcomes the unknown. And since what's impossible is always unknown, it allows me to believe I can cheat the impossible.

Believe, Empowering, Improvisation, Inspiration, Motivation

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.

Born, Classical, Classical Music, Stuntman, World, Writing

When I perform outside, the major problem that could arise is strong wind. I spend months preparing for the types of wind that occur in different locations.

Arise, Different, Perform, Strong, Wind
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