Quotes About Adventure

I like action movies, even though I think action movies are kind of derided now. But there is something extraordinary about action movies, which is absolutely linked to the invention of cinema and what cinema is and why we love it.

The spirit of adventure to embrace the new and the incredible belief in the power of invention attracted me to the Russian avant-garde.

But I'm an adventurer. I like invention, I like discovery.

I can't invest in areas of comfort.

I'm investigating where our boundaries lie by sometimes overstepping those boundaries.

If I was invincible, maybe I would take up some extreme sports.

At the end of the day, when you're young you think you're invincible.

I wouldn't like to be invisible for a day. But if I was... I'd probably be up to no good.

I was never part of the sailing circle, but I enjoy when I'm invited to sail.

I will try anything that doesn't involve a leotard.

Neither Adam or I are scientists, we're not engineers or anything of the sort. We just have a lot of fun and the thing is, fun for us happens to involve science and satisfying our curiosity.

Almost anything worth doing involves some measure of risk - from learning to ride a bike, moving to a new city, and certainly, starting your own business. The point is that no one has ever started a business or created a new product with a guarantee of success.

For me, climbing has always been about adventure and that involves difficulties, danger and exposure, so I deliberately set out to climb with as little equipment as possible.

Groundbreaking research involves a high level of risk.

Iran is amazing. It's beautiful. It has everything, everything you want.

When I decided to stay in Iraq, I decided to take the fear out of my body and put it into a freezer.

'Vikings' has been a great experience. You get so many great friends. And I love Ireland and the people and crew. It's a beautiful place.

I was born in Argentina, and have lived in England, Ireland, Africa and Malta.

I remember being very free in Ireland.

I had a very peripatetic childhood, so I bounced around. Lived in Ethiopia until I was, like, three or four and then lived between Ireland and London.

Ireland is also quite nice. So is Amsterdam.

If you set your story in Rome, Ireland or Sheboygan, for that matter, go there. If you're broke, set it in the town where you live, or where you grew up.

I absolutely loved it in Ireland.

I started hitching about the country when I was 16 or 17 years old. I found the music that was played around the country - Irish music - had a particular resonance.