Quotes About Exploration

I've always tried to expand what heavy or loud music was and where it can go and what it can do.

From the ages of 13 to 16, I loved makeup so much that I just wanted it on me all the time, and what I gravitated towards more was very heavy.

I might do something in Arabic. I might do something in Hebrew.

I'm an inveterate fox and not a hedgehog, so I always think you should try everything.

Now that I think about it, maybe my own literary exploration of the dark secrets held by families could be traced back to V.C. Andrews.

I'm a person with a lot of affection for adventure - I scuba dive, skydive, fly helicopters.

I flew helicopters, which actually is the second best view of the earth. The first best view is, I think, a little bit higher.

When I read the script, I was like, Hello, woman in a box. I had to explore that to the end.

I've climbed Stromboli when it's erupting, which is quite a heavy climb: three hours with a helmet to get to the top. When you're there, and it's dark, and you can see this eruption and feel it, it's quite different to watching it on TV.

Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of.

I know with Gary Ross especially, he kind of gave me pointers here and there, but he kind of let me become firm in any way that I needed, and he just let me try things and to explore what I can do with my acting. So that was very helpful.

Hemingway said the only way to write about a place is to leave it.

It was Jimi Hendrix that I first got into when Betty Mabry turned me on to him.

Avoiding the physical sciences due to the fear that they will lead to heresy is childish.

It's interesting to explore the darker side, but the hero piece is interesting as well. It's like choosing between comedy or drama. I like to do both.

By the time we're adults, our ideas have solidified. So I wanted to write for a younger audience, who would perhaps love heroes from other cultures.

I like some of Annie Proulx, some of those very brief stories of hers. And I love J. M. Coetzee's Elizabeth Costello. I like Geoff Dyer. I also liked W. G. Sebald, especially his book 'The Emigrants'.

As a man, you think, 'Hey, man, I want to be like Bond or Tintin.'

I'm the type of guy who, right as I'm taking off, I'm deciding, 'Hey, where do I want to go today?'

I expect to see a flat disk up there. I don't have an agenda. If it's a round Earth or a ball, I'm going to come down and say, 'Hey guys, I'm bad. It's a ball, OK?'

Most big cities like London and Glasgow have great big rivers that are unmissable. What's brilliant about the Water of Leith is that it's so hidden. It's a secret.

I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.

Beijing is a place where you can go and try on all kinds of hats. It's also a place where you can hide really easily.

I remember doing my mosaics or being in my little hiding place behind the couch snooping. I'd get bored sometimes, of course, but I think that's good for a kid, because it forces you to be creative.