I like surprising myself. I don't want to do the norm, do what I'm always known to do, write how I like to write.
No one was more surprised than me when my paintings started selling, except maybe my dealer.
Unrealistic expectations often lead to disappointment, while simple unbiased attention and detachment to outcome often lead to pleasant surprises.
I wasn't in any way a kind of soothsayer or not surprised when Sept. 11 happened. I was absolutely shocked.
When I first started, I was kind of surprised that anyone would ever hire me at all. So I took everything that I was offered.
I would not be at all surprised to find out... that the dimensions of buildings affect us in ways we don't guess.
I like working with kid actors because they surprise you constantly. I mean, all actors do - but kids particularly.
It may surprise people to know that I advocate the reform of the United Nations, not its abolishment.
I'm surprised that we've gotten to a point where we don't put our country first and put our party first.
When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were.
Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.
Luckily, with 'The Collector' the first time around, it really took off in the DVD world and foreign, so it was just a pleasant surprise that a couple of years later there we were, doing it again.
You'd be surprised how many stupid mistakes I've made. I make stupid mistakes all the time, and some of them have been very big stupid mistakes.
Stevie: Well, don't look so surprised. Even a call girl can scramble an egg.
When you look at the money spent by labor unions for Democrats, it comes as no surprise the Democrats crafted a campaign-finance 'disclosure' bill with the thresholds adjusted to exempt unions.
Nature gives us all, including Prof. Lorentz, surprises. It was very quickly found that there are many exceptions to the rule of splitting of the lines only into triplets.
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.
