Quotes About Exploration

When I was 15, I wore combat boots with a fluorescent Columbia ski jacket. I was trying to find myself.

I learned to ski in the Dolomites at the age of five. Ski lifts didn't exist then, so I did everything on foot.

I've always been the, 'Sure, I'll try that' guy. I'm very adventurous and don't have fears. I think I got that from my mother's side because she was an Olympic skier. Jump off a mountain with a parachute? Sure. What could possibly go wrong?

My relationship with the mountains actually started when I was 16. Every year, a group used to be taken from Auckland Grammar down to the Tangariro National Park for a skiing holiday.

My hobbies are mountain biking, horseback riding and packing, canoeing and kayaking, hiking, camping, cooking, and skiing.

If you like the outdoors, Colorado is a big adventure playground for adults: it's great for skiing, cycling, climbing, and hiking.

An almost indispensable skill for any creative person is the ability to pose the right questions. Creative people identify promising, exciting, and, most important, accessible routes to progress - and eventually formulate the questions correctly.

I try to take things that challenge me either physically or mentally, or I have to learn a new skill.

When I said yes to doing 'Queen's Gambit,' I was feeling burned out on directing and movie-wise wasn't sure what my next big project was going to be. So I said yes to doing this very different type of project that required a different skill set from me, sort of just to shake things up, if anything.

All of us, including me, can work on our skills. Music is such a huge ocean, you can never feel that you know everything. There will always be something that you can learn.

A film based on a jolly good John Grisham book is fine, but I like to get a bit under the skin.

I love being someone I'm not for a period of time. I love every minute of being in someone else's skin.

When it comes to my skin, I experiment with a lot of home remedies.

Well, I don't know. It's long, it's longer than both of the other books put together, so it's more ambitious. I think I get under the skin of the people a lot more than in the other books.

When I was a kid, I hated everything. I was really skinny, and I'd have a milkshake with an egg in it. Growing up, I ate, like, five different foods. I was not an adventurous eater. But as soon as I left home, that all changed and from that point on, I've been a pretty enthusiastic eater of new and strange food.

'Skins' was never about sending a message. It was showing you everything there was and letting you make a decision.

Also, in my acting, I feel very much like a storyteller, exploring the flaws of the characters that I interpret. I look for the imperfections, and I love a character that is just so flawed.

I love getting out of my comfort zone.

I would love to take a road trip across Italy in an Aston Martin S Coupe.

I love the outdoors. I love to hike. I spend a lot of time in LA and so I hike all the hills.

I love the Middle East and have been lucky enough to visit a few of the countries like Egypt, Lebanon, Jordon and the U.A.E.

I love Salt Lake City. It's beautiful with all the great outdoors around you.

I love moving around from town to town. I never got on a train in my life without my spirits rising.

I've traveled around the world and made love with many satisfied women. So I decided to share my story.