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I, like everybody else, have a certain fear of heights, and I have to be very careful when I am in the clouds, but it is also what I love; it is my domain, so when you love something, you don't have fear.

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I was never part of the sailing circle, but I enjoy when I'm invited to sail.

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If I see three oranges, I have to juggle. And if I see two towers, I have to walk.

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If a leaf fell from a tree, I'd stop juggling and play with the leaf. I went to my prop bag and got a little bandage and stuck the leaf back on the tree. People loved it.

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Usually, when I walk on a wire, I inspect the anchor point on both sides before crossing.

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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.

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Passion is the motto of all my actions.

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I have a fear of water, believe it or not. To put a wire 12 feet over a swimming pool frightens me. I don't like water.

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My time is always divided when I prepare for a wire walk. First I dream, technically and artistically, and then I go to work, and I am the master rigger, climbing trees and ladders and constructing. Only then I change my cap and become the performer.

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Death frames the high wire. But I don't see myself as taking risks. I do all of the preparations that a non-death seeker would do.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Celebrity

Born: August 13th, 1949

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