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

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

Certainly, in the story of my life, the walk between the Twin Towers was one of the grandest, one of the most memorable, but not solely the grandest and the most memorable.

I walk on the wire; it's my profession, and there are no two high wire walks alike.

I am a wire-walker. I can walk any time, anywhere - I'm indestructible.

If I have to make a self-portrait, I would put poetry and rebellion on the list. To be able to walk on a wire, to be able to juggle six hoops, you need focus, another word for tenacity, which is passion.