Quotes About Expectation

At the moment of death I hope to be surprised.

I am never really surprised at the way my books take shape. They are just not as perfect as I'd like them to be.

I always want to be surprised and just see what's going to happen next. But definitely next is going to be busy, too.

When I got married, my mother was very surprised. She said: 'What on earth is going on? I thought you were gay?'

I've always known I would be a success, but I was surprised at the way it came.

Other writers tell me about these bushel baskets delivered at the front door. If I've gotten 50 letters over the last 18 years, I'd be surprised.

I'm surprised when the ball doesn't go into the hoop. I think I should make every shot.

I've never been an optimist, but that's fine because pessimists have the possibility of being agreeably surprised.

I'm very surprised at my success as a singing star because I can't sing a lick.

Being in this fine mood, I spoke to a little boy, whom I saw playing alone in the road, asking him what he was going to be when he grew up. Of course I expected to hear him say a sailor, a soldier, a hunter, or something else that seems heroic to childhood, and I was very much surprised when he answered innocently, 'A man.'

I can't say I was really that surprised when the doctor told me I needed a defibrillator inserted in my chest. When you've lived the life that I have, you should always expect something like that to crop up. I was not a good boy.

I'm more surprised than anyone that 'Spamalot's done so well. You can never predict what's going to be a hit.

I know I come off differently than I think of myself. I'm always surprised by what people say about me.

I must have been one of the least surprised people on earth on September 11. I felt very braced for that. I knew something like that was going to come.

I don't always expect good from people. I always expect the bad and I am pleasantly surprised when they are nice.

People get surprised when they see you out buying a DVD at Best Buy like somebody else should be doing it for you or something! They're like, 'What are you doing your grocery shopping for?' Well, 'cause I'm starving!

I'm not as surprised in going from playing 1,000 seats to 4,000 seats as I was from 100 to 500 seats.

With Sean Penn, he wants to be surprised. He doesn't necessarily want what he's written, although we'll do what he's written. He likes the danger of acting.

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

I do find myself surprised by the comedy shows that seem to have the same joke week in week out.

People are always so surprised when I want to do dramatic stuff.

Everybody comments that I'm white. I'm surprised I haven't gotten more criticism for it. I'm always expecting any day now it's gonna come. I guess I just attribute the lack of hate to people hearing the music and hearing how much I genuinely love it.

If there is an audience out there for me, I want them to be surprised when the next book comes out.

I guess it's easier to think badly and then be pleasantly surprised.