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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.

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Of course, the slightest little mistake on the wire will deprive me of my life, so in that sense, yes, it is a dangerous profession. You have to pay attention; if not, you will lose your life.

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My parents wanted me to have an honorable profession and not to be a jester.

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As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.

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On a very long and very high wire, I will not hope to not be blown off by high winds. I will have the certitude that such could not happen.

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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.

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It's always easy to describe something complex by applying to it an already known label.

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

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My first walk illegally at 20 years old was between the towers of Notre Dame.

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I wanted all my life to give my world into other arts - books, plays, movies - but I didn't want to sell out.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Celebrity

Born: August 13th, 1949

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