Usually, when I walk on a wire, I inspect the anchor point on both sides before crossing.
I am the poet of the high wire - I never do stunts; I do theatrical performances.
I was thrown out of different schools because I was practicing my arts - magic, juggling, and the high wire.
I walk on the wire; it's my profession, and there are no two high wire walks alike.
I would like to continue to tell stories of what I did in a biographical way, so I will continue to write.
I've frowned at the idea of breaking records, the first one to do something, or do it longer, higher, more difficult.
The problem is no longer that with every pair of hands that comes into the world there comes a hungry stomach. Rather it is that, attached to those hands are sharp elbows.
Globalization presumes sustained economic growth. Otherwise, the process loses its economic benefits and political support.
Sooner or later the Internet will become profitable. It's an old story played before by canals, railroads and automobiles.
I think my fighting skills have certainly been improved by working with Peter Jackson.
When I was a kid, it was a little bit exciting working with Peter Weir and Robin Williams, but that faded pretty quickly for me.
People now, especially with the Internet, are connected. They have an expectation of behaviour, of accountability, avoiding conflict and fair and just competition.
The major challenge facing most foundations is that they are risk averse. This inhibits their ability to experiment and commit to the experimentation and innovation process.
Peter Townshend shows us it's all right to grow up. There is dignity after rock'n'roll.
I'm a huge stadium rock fan, but I'm also a fan of everything from Massive Attack to Peter Gabriel, U2, the Police, Radiohead, and Coldplay.
If you look at my career, I kind of got progressively better and better and better. I came closer to the top.
I'm not super social, don't really go to parties, or basketball games, or football games very often, the big social occasions.
Having a decent share of the national wealth for the middle class is not bad for growth. It is actually useful both for equity and efficiency reasons.
We know too little about global wealth dynamics, so we need international transmission of bank information.
Capitalism and market forces are very powerful in producing wealth and innovation. But we need to ensure that these forces act in the common interest.
My premise is not to tax to destroy the wealth of the wealthy; it's to increase the wealth of the bottom and the middle class.
