Philippe Petit

“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 interested in pure manipulation than in all the silly little tricks in the box.”

“Every year, I am conscious of the anniversary of my 1974 World Trade Center walk.”

“I am a thief of knowledge, and in a survival way, I had to solve all the problems around me.”

“If you see how carefully I prepare for any kind of walk, legal or illegal, small or big, you will see that, actually, I narrow the unknown to virtually nothing. And that's when I am ready to walk on the wire.”

“Faith is what replaces doubt in my dictionary.”