Jessica Brown Findlay Quotes

I don't know about living on an automatic pilot, but I've had times where I've decided to just test myself and my mettle, and for no good reason other than it's what life is. Even before I was acting, I had, like, one day in high school I decided to just show them my pajamas, just for no good reason.

The only way to do is just to go for it, otherwise it ends up looking phoney.

I do really crazy things all the time, but I can't think of anything offhand.

I like to surprise people. I try to take risks.

I want to be able to still surprise myself, even shock myself, whether it be sexual content, whether it be about the theological content, whatever. I want to be able to knock myself sideways. Otherwise, what a waste of a life that would be.

Routine is the death to heroism.

I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice.

I've always believed acting is an improvisational art form, even when not a single line is changed. I mean, the behavior should always be improvised. My favorite moments in any performance are when I'm just along for the ride; when I'm surprising myself. I know when I'm done and I think to myself, 'Gee, I didn't see that coming,' I've done well.

What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my face if it's going to be worth it, and then maybe I'll surprise myself.

I'm a curious person, and I always like to test new waters, and I've always jumped into the cold water and then started to think about how to swim.

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.

I like surprising myself. I don't want to do the norm, do what I'm always known to do, write how I like to write.

Take a walk on the wild side.

You have to just dive over the edge. You haven't got time to mess about.

Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.

Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it.

I am trying to think of the last time that I just said, 'What the hell!' and did something crazy.

He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom.

To do action without cuts is infinitely more exciting.

I'm not afraid of chaos and I'm happy talking to strangers. I really love not knowing where I'm going.

Throw caution to the wind and just do it.

I like to surprise myself. I've always been attracted to projects where I don't know how they're going to turn out.

I'm one of those people that is up for most things. When I was offered to sing at the Oscars I was like, 'Yeah, I want to know what that's like!' I'm always curious to know what things are like - as long as you're not compromising who you are.

I want to do something very surprising next. I don't know what that is - something that has a high degree of risk.

You never know what I'm gonna do.