Jack Kerouac Quotes

I longed from a tiny child to get away on my own. When I was five, I walked out along the sands from Redcar, nearly all the way to Hartlepool.

My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water.

I left home when I was 16 because I was looking for adventure.

I am getting so far out one day I won't come back at all.

I'd love to go to a remote part of the world or maroon myself on a tropical island, and shoot the whole thing myself. I've always adventured with other people and I'd like to spend some time completely on my own.

Get out and find ...the country. And ourselves.

Historically, Alaska is a place that has attracted those fed up with conventionality.

I don't know how to not be outside since I was a little kid.

When you're a little kid, you are small, your life is small - and you're terrifically aware of that. But when you read, you can ride Arabian horses across the desert, you can be a dogsledder.

I've been able to carve out spaces for myself. At Sundance, I'm in the mountains - my property is private. I get on a horse and ride for three, four hours. Sometimes five. I get lost. But when I'm in, I'm in.

I think a lot of nice things happen when you're driving, or when you're on a plane, or whatever. There's a certain freedom that comes along with motion.

I can only go places because I know that I can go away from them, if that makes sense. I like the gypsy lifestyle that filming affords.

By not going to school I learned that the world is a beautiful place and needs to be discovered.

I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.

If they will let me go, I would leave Israel immediately. I would like to see the world, to exercise my freedom.

The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.

The thing about me is that I love variety. I like to try new things, and I don't want to be pinned back.

I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village.

Wherever I am in the world, if I get free time when I'm filming I always hire a car, take to the road, drive for miles and explore.

I need this wild life, this freedom.

Hey sky, take off your hat, I'm on my way!

Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed - remember you can go anywhere.

When I was in school, I used to look out the window and see the big red double-deck buses driving by. It just looked so free.

All of us can't wait to get out there whatever way.

Many a boomerang does not return but chooses freedom instead.