Finn Jones

At first, I didn't know what an actor was. I thought it was an acrobat. I saw acrobats at the circus, and I thought that was interesting. In my head, that was what I imagined I wanted to be when I grew up. Then I realized what an actor was, and I've gravitated to it ever since.

English Actor

Richard Hyung-ki Joo

Aleksey and I have gathered together a bunch of kindred spirits who are also versatile musicians. We have a violinist who eats fire, another who is an acrobat, and a flutist who beats boxes. We hope in years to come to tour the U.S. with our 'League of X-traordinary musicians.

South Korean Musician

Gregory Hines

When my brother and me got into performing in the late '40s and early '50s, it was a sensational opportunity to learn from our elders. Every show we played had a dancer, a comic, a juggler, a singer, an acrobat. I came to appreciate virtuosity in all forms of the business.

American Actor

Alison Moyet

My strength as a singer is my versatility. I find it really frustrating when I'm only expected to show off. The music industry is awash with female acrobats. What happens to the song, and treating it for its sake and not as an ego example?

British Musician

Monique Roffey

Trinidadians love speaking their own English; it's full of poetic forms and can be playful and lyrical and comical. Trinidadians are verbal acrobats, and I love being on the island just to hear the people speak.

British Writer

Martin Seligman

I don't think anyone's found a way of eliminating thoughts of danger and loss. It's rather that, when they're unrealistic, you become an acrobat at marshaling evidence against them.

American Psychologist

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making.

American Poet

Gaspar Noe

I get very, very bored by TV series or TV movies. But when you see great acrobats on TV, my eyes stick to the screen. I can watch them forever.

Argentinian Director

Patina Miller

That's been the most exciting part of the show - incorporating the magic and the acrobats and the singing and dancing to make our 'Pippin.

American Actress

Princess Stephanie of Monaco

The circus was born with animals, horses at the start. This is part of our cultural heritage. It's a whole, with clowns and acrobats.

Monacan Royalty

The word 'acrobat' often relates to performers in circuses who demonstrate flexibility and agility.

Circus Performer

'Acrobat' denotes someone with exceptional physical strength and coordination.

Physical Skill

Being an acrobat can be dangerous due to the high-flying and complex stunts involved.

High Risk

'Acrobat' in computing refers specifically to Adobe Acrobat, software for working with PDFs.

Software Name

When 'acrobat' is mentioned in a tech context, it's likely about viewing or creating PDF files.

PDF Association

Don't confuse 'acrobat' in computing with the physical performer; they're unrelated.

Not Acrobat Performer

 An empty fourth pit suggests that the grand project could not be finished before the emperor's death. In addition, nearby chambers contain figures of musicians and acrobats, workers and government officials, and various exotic animals, indicating that Emperor Qin had more plans for the afterlife

The incredible history...

 Every school was a big top circus tent, and the pecking order went from acrobats to lion tamers, from clowns to carnies, all of these miles ahead of who we were. We were freaks -- lobster-claw boys and bearded ladies, oddities juggling depression and loneliness,

"To This Day" ... for...

 fauna it's been show time here every day since the 11th century with the city square filled with snake charmers acrobats and storytellers it's carnival atmosphere beckons old and young local and tourists alike when you need a rest

Destination North Africa...

 and freak show that was known for its eclectic residents, such as bears, elephants, acrobats, giants, Siamese twins, a Fiji mermaid, and a bearded lady, along with a host of modern machinery and scientific instruments.

Why do we have museums?...

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The Terra-Cotta Warriors...

 from the canyon walls. So foremen brought in high scalers who descended the cliffs on ropes, removing rubble with jackhammers and dynamite. From circus acrobats and former sailors, to local Apache,

Blood, concrete, and...

 watching or take photos on horseback is like watching an acrobat sometimes she's leaning sometimes she's standing in the stirrups oh yes when the trail makes these sharp

Deep Inside the First...

 acrobats or Mexican aerialists these people all exist within the same social paradox these people live in trailers they live in favelas they live in slums

Emily Ainsworth: Inside...

 tilts and spins it's as much of an acrobat as the performers it's a one-of-a-kind but it also needs fixing we need to get it back in action or this

Cirque du Soleil Stage...

 these high-speed aerial acrobats are experts at