Philippe Petit Quotes
Right after my Twin Towers walk, I was approached by hundreds of people, and I said no to all the offers. I could have become a millionaire overnight, obviously, but I said no, and I continue to be uninterested.
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Nobody has done more for me than my parents, who devoted untold amounts of time and money that allowed me to play the game I love. It's no exaggeration to say I never would have gotten anywhere near a World Cup, an Olympics, or even the U.S. national team without them. I have never forgotten that, and I never will.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
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It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.
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Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.
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Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.
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Even the most embarrassing mishap can be spun into comedic gold.
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We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do.
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I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.
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When you have a chance to play a character people can relate to, it's rewarding.
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A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.
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I'm always nervous doing auditions - to be honest, I hate it. I always envy the actors who are so cool and cold-blooded when they go in for an audition, especially if it's for a part that you would really love to play.
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Limitations can be hugely creative and hugely inspiring - so long as they are the ones you choose for yourself. I will not allow anyone to take anything off my palette, but if I do, then within that, I can be creative.
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The trick to being a novelist is to act like an iceberg. Make it seem as if you're displaying only one-tenth of what you know, and the other nine-tenths isn't visible and never mind if that part is pure styrofoam!
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I remember, growing up, if something big - God forbid - happened, the first jokes you heard on the subject came out of Jersey.
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My concentration span is truly that of a gnat. Some people have this ladder, and that's all there is - the ladder. I have the ladder, too, but there's a building around it with scaffolding, and lots of windows for me to peek into. Then suddenly I'll remember, 'Oh, there's the ladder. I should be concentrating on that.'
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There's no denying it: I was a crappy baby who failed his way into this world, and I've been making the best of it ever since.
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Saudi Arabia is a puritanical state that claims a monopoly of wisdom and virtue.
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If you're going to go through hell... I suggest you come back learning something.
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When you're playing the same character for a decade it's natural that there are moments when you want to try something new.
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At one level you're condemned to the voice you have. But within those confines, you have a certain amount of freedom to range among your possible voices.
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Right after my Twin Towers walk, I was approached by hundreds of people, and I said no to all the offers. I could have become a millionaire overnight, obviously, but I said no, and I continue to be uninterested.
