Quotes About Curiosity

From the age of three, my life has been documented by social workers. There's a file somewhere in Walsall Social Services saying: 'He was a bit difficult today; he was trying to find out about his parents.' Or: 'He locked himself in his room and is collecting beer mats.'

I read many things. I read to fill in my knowledge of the world.

My whole musical life has been an educational process, and I'm just furthering my education and filling in the blanks. There's stuff that I want to know that I don't know.

Before filming 'The Crown,' I couldn't care less about the royal family. But now... I'm obsessed.

I think I still have that same drive and determination, the same curiosity and passion for filmmaking that I did when I first started. Every film brings with it unique challenges and experiences, and I approach every one with the same enthusiasm.

A big part of my filmmaking is that I can go somewhere new and, visually, be excited by it.

When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you're capable of. I liked those kind of challenges.

I think you always want to be open to things... it's just the matter of finding something I believe in, finding a character I believe in, and I think that's the way it should always be. I'm looking for things that excite me.

The music and everything we're doing on the stage and on television backs itself up. If that's what gets people's curiosity going or brings their attention to us, that's fine.

When I was growing up as a child, a magazine, to me, was like a finger beckoning me to the future.

I've always dipped my finger in so many things.

When you can't put your finger on it, that's the most exciting stuff.

You never finish learning.

I learnt that I must never finish a book with nothing else to do.

I want my children to experience as much creativity as possible. That's what sets your mind on fire.

I'm a firm believer that you don't have to pick one career path.

I've always wanted to go to Timbuktu. First of all I think it has the best name of anywhere in the world.

Ayasdi's customers can finally learn the answers to questions that they didn't know to ask in the first place.

But the whole reason I fish is that you never know for sure what is down there. Unless you drained Loch Ness you will never be certain what's living in it.

Once I started catching fish I was very curious to see what other fish there are. This happens to most people who fish - they want to catch bigger fish.

I'm bad at fishing for information.

I actually like seeing how the world - trying to figure out how the world works, how it all fits together. Also, it makes me happy when I feel like things are consistent, when there's some sort of order to the universe.

I never really fitted in, because I've always been interested in really dark things.

Kids get bored easily. They have got to get out and get their hands dirty: make things, dismantle things, fix things.