Quotes About Surprise

Films exhaust me, they do, and I often want nothing more to do with them, but I'm continually surprised at the resurgence of the impulse to come back and do it all over again.

You know, sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say - you're bright! They're actually surprised I might be bright.

I'm surprised by the fact that I like the word 'husband.' I thought I would hate it.

I'm really surprised how many people knew me as Gina Carano. MMA has a beautiful fan base.

I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score.

You may be surprised to discover you're rich, especially if you're broke.

I'm the worst at picking what movies are going to do well. I have no idea. I'm really surprised if a movie I like does well.

People are always surprised at what a nice guy I am.

I guess, what I'm saying is that when I've been this surprised by my own characters and world, all bets are off.

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

You'd be surprised how inspired you'll be when you go into a different store than the one you normally go to for gifts.

Often I used my gut instinct to ask the questions and get the answers I thought the audience wanted to hear. Sometimes the interviewees said things that surprised even them.

Write yourself a permission slip to be surprised by someone's potential. Who knows? One day that person could be you.

Some friends said they weren't surprised to find out Napoleon and I were related, but it came as quite a shock to me.

I like people to be surprised by the turn of events. I don't want things just to be pat and formulaic. If there's some sort of internal combustion in the character or a desire to change the way things are going, that makes for conflict, which is the essence of drama.

What I find frustrating about scripted television is that it's rare that you are surprised by how you feel about the character, or how you feel about the show.

British people are surprised that I'm British!

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

I think all my films can be enjoyed. In fact, they've often surprised me with how they're received.

People are always surprised to see clues to my being a normal kind of guy. As if I'm somehow letting the team down.

Every time I write a song I feel really lucky and kind of surprised. Not surprised that I wrote it, but just surprised that things exist that you don't know about.

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

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances.