One of the many things that surprised me about 'Wool' is how many of its fans don't consider themselves science fiction readers.
And it's sad because it's like a surprise to people - almost an anomaly - when artists are actually refined and trained on an instrument. That's the last thing people think about.
I quite like the element of surprise, and as much as I have my ideas, I always appreciate ideas that come from other people as well, and I love the mystery of not knowing.
I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be driven.
I'm surprised how many commercials and sitcoms and movies have a need for, 'We just need something to come by the camera that's really weird.' They call Doug Jones.
Magic is a very beautiful mystery. Even the ages old magic effects still surprises the most modern men.
I was very surprised when I heard that I had been chosen to receive the James Cardinal Gibbons Award.
I am astonished and surprised that someone could consider making a film about me without talking to me about it.
We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise.
I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.
When I got married, my mother was very surprised. She said: 'What on earth is going on? I thought you were gay?'
I've been obsessed with stories since I was a kid so it's no surprise that I ended up writing for a living.
You'd be surprised how often you doubt your own sanity when you don't understand your own capacities.
You don't have to be surprised when the end comes - just read the Word of God and get the full scoop!
Drama assumes an order. If only so that it might have - by disrupting that order - a way of surprising.
It's no surprise companies that quickly grow in value attract those who may want to also profit from the hard work of others.
The whole thing about the way I approach work is to be surprised by an opportunity when it comes up. So I have no idea what I will be doing next, and I kind of like that.
I have the 'thing' worked out - the trick or the surprise or the pivotal fact. Then I just start somewhere and let the story work itself out.
We don't have a war on terror - that's a technique. We didn't have a war on blitzkriegs, and we didn't have a war on surprise attacks.
Sometimes you surprise yourself with what you can handle, and if you come out the other end with some wisdom, then it's not such a bad thing.
I'm a big advocate of financial intelligence.
