Quotes About Risk

I guess I still have this motto: 'What else can I get away with?' And unpredictability in film - that's the hardest thing there is.

My life is a bit unpredictable.

Writing's like gambling. Unpredictable and sporadic successes make you more addicted, not less.

The film industry has always been unpredictable! It is like the stock market really.

I love the unpredictable part of the game.

For me, to consciously seek unpredictable roles would be dangerous.

When people hear the phrase 'risk-taker', two images come to mind. One is the negative idea of someone who's reckless and unpredictable, sometimes succeeding and at other times crashing out. The other is a more positive view of a fearless innovator who takes risks when others nervously stand back.

I don't like the idea of fitting into a mould so as to conform. What I like is the danger, the difference - being unpredictable.

My favorite characters are always the unpredictable ones, and with Domino, you literally never know which way the dice are going to roll.

I expected to be shot at any moment and if they had done I would have understood, that they couldn't take risks with someone foolhardy or so unpredictable.

Actors seem brave and unpredictable, but they're spontaneous as a tax return.

I hate ladders. I don't mind heights, but I hate getting hit with ladders and falling into ladders. Anything where there are ladders involved or inanimate, unpredictable objects or multiple people gets dangerous.

I could be rearrested at any time; there could be attempts of my life. I have no idea. You are dealing with totally unpredictable people and a nation where the rule of law means nothing.

Like women, life is unpredictable and a huge risk.

SpaceX is not going to put us up into orbital spaceflight unprepared.

I'm not going to risk our precious military resources on an ineffective, unproductive mission.

Every job I took, I was deeply uncomfortable in terms of feeling unqualified. Every step, every risk I took, built confidence.

The Internet is a seemingly unreal environment where we think we are anonymous. It's a potentially provocative place. As a result, we may not behave the way we would in the real world. Some of us are drawn into what could become a dangerous situation.

When you're levered 9 to 1, it'd be unreal for a bank to go down.

I wanted to be involved in TV and film in some capacity, so a compromise, because acting seemed unrealistic, and so risky, was to get into the production side. And it was a really fortunate, smart move looking back on it, because it gave me perspective on another side of the business.

Hopefully, I can advise entrepreneurs to avoid mistakes. But you can never be sure if you're trying something new and unreasonable.

No company can be expected to build a nuclear reactor, an oil well, a coal mine, or anything else that's one hundred percent safe under all circumstances. The costs would be prohibitive. It's unreasonable to expect corporations to totally guard against small chances of every potential accident.

Stark inequality, poverty, and unemployment are driving increased social unrest and, consequently, social and economic risk. Environmental deterioration may well intensify social inequality.

Against the bold, daring is unsafe.