Quotes About Openness

I don't have my life mapped out. I am happy to see where it goes, and then, hopefully, I won't be disappointed.

Why limit yourself to one discipline or field of study?

The thing is that I'm naturally curious about a lot of different disciplines in music, and I enjoy doing them. And as long as people are nice enough to let me, I'll keep on trying.

I love working with actors who will just go, 'Oh O.K., let's try it and see where it goes,' and 'Let's see what we can discover.'

When people go to the theater, they don't want to think 'I know exactly what I'm gonna get,' and then they get it and then they walk out. I think you want to walk in going 'I don't really know what this is about,' and have the fun of discovering it.

I've always been a pretty candid person. I'm not a very secretive person; I'm not a very discreet person. One of my best friends once described me as pathologically indiscreet.

I have no discretion when it comes to airing things.

I never discriminate between roles being offered.

Hoosiers don't believe in discrimination.

I defend there being no kind of discrimination.

I like to discuss things. I am open: I like to discuss with liberals better than I do with conservatives.

My door is open 24 hours. We can discuss things - I don't think I'm a magician or the only guy who knows anything about football.

A university is supposed to be a place where all ideas are discussed.

I'm a mental-health advocate big time, so I think it's great when depression is a thing that's discussed out in the open, because it's still way too stigmatized.

It's important to learn how to have conversations with other people where it's not debating but discussing.

If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.

If we know it's happening, and we're not having the discussion, we're contributing to the problem of making it seem like people can't open up.

Our best comes out when we have honest discussions.

For me, it's easier to like more things than to dislike them; I'm not a critic in that sense. I find it easier to like more, to be more open and enjoy more things, which has given me more opportunities.

With time, I've learnt that personal likes or dislikes don't count a lot.

I can't be as open on national television as I can when I'm having dinner with friends. But that doesn't mean the type of person I am is different. My values, my dislikes, my sense of humor are the same.

My best experiences with movies have come when I didn't know what to see.

Audiences are open to experimentation these days - that's a boon for me.

But a lot of people think I am very expensive and I charge a lot of money, which is not the case. I am open to all kinds of experimentation and work. So, people should just approach without hesitating or thinking about money!