Quotes About Perception

People in New York are surprised when I open my mouth.

English people are always surprised I'm English.

People are very surprised when they see me. Here is this crazy Gothic woman, but when they speak to me in person, they realize I'm a nice girl. I love to interact with my fans.

Everyone here says in a surprised manner that I have grown... they are so stupid and do not notice that I am standing up straighter!

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

I do say things possibly other people don't say. So I shouldn't be too surprised when they are picked up.

I think people will be surprised to find that I'm not as much of an idiot as they think I am. I'm not a real moron.

Many fans were surprised when they learned that the little girl in drama 'Stairway To Heaven' was me.

I found during my time covering the NHL that the enforcers were some of the most accessible guys and the most low-key guys. I think that's somewhat of a natural thing. I don't know if that's because it's the big guy that everybody fears, and then you're sort of surprised and taken by the fact that he's actually a nice guy.

I'm actually a very shy person. You'd be surprised how many leaders are shy. They're not all extroverts by nature.

Living in Europe, I was surprised to find out just how little everyone knows about Japan.

When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

I'm always surprised when some director says, 'When I saw this film, that changed my life.' I don't have that.

I've often gone to start a film only to find the producers surprised to discover that I'm American.

I'm really not sure what people think or expect me to be, but I am surprised when people say, 'You're not supposed to be like that... ' I'm not exactly sure what 'that' is, so I choose to take it as a compliment.

When he asked me, with obvious self-satisfaction, what I thought of the scenario, I hardly knew how to answer. I asked if he had seen the play and was hardly surprised when he said no.

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

People are always surprised when I say that I'm an atheist.

I would not be at all surprised to find out... that the dimensions of buildings affect us in ways we don't guess.

I'm never surprised by the insensitivity of 'The New York Times' editorial board.

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

People are surprised to find out that an awful lot of people think that they're idiots.

I can understand my popularity with the Indian diaspora, but I do get surprised when non-Indians recognise my music.

If you look at U.S. Congress, 80 percent of them have never left the U.S.A., so I'm not surprised about Russophobia in Congress.