Lennie James Quotes

When people expect me to go right, I'll go left. I'm unpredictable.

I think that what I'm attracted to is people who are wild. But the self-destructive side comes out of the wild side. The wildness is very different from me. That's why I think I like it.

Take a walk on the wild side.

I am not much about rules, I like to break 'em and don't like to make 'em.

I like to step outside of what people's idea of me might be. I suppose that makes me a bit of a rule-breaker. I like to take chances.

I love playing outsiders, I always do.

I always like to do something different, something unusual, stray off the path a bit.

I've always had a desire to live on the outside. That's where I'm most comfortable.

My definition of freedom is still ruled by the reluctance to live a conventional life, from Emilio Salgari's pirates.

I'm a total nonconformist; for me, it's about going down rabbit holes.

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

Whenever possible, I operate outside the system.

There are two rules I've always tried to live by: turn left, if you're supposed to turn right; go through any door that you're not supposed to enter. It's the only way to fight your way through to any kind of authentic feeling in a world beset by fakery.

The whole 'bad girl' thing allows me to mess up sometimes. And I have freedom to say more of what I want to.

From an early age I didn't buy into the value systems of working hard in a nine-to-five job. I thought creativity, friendship and loyalty and pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable was much more interesting.

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

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

I need this wild life, this freedom.

Anything goes. You always find interesting things that way.

I don't like the idea of fitting into a mould so as to conform. What I like is the danger, the difference - being unpredictable.

I was never a good student. I had to be dragged into kindergarten. It was hard to sit and listen to somebody talk. I wanted to be out, educated by experience and adventure, and I didn't know how to express that.

How I long to fall just a little bit, to dance out of the lines and stray from the light.

There's a certain road in life most people walk on, because it's familiar, and they can jostle to get in front place. I prefer to take a different road that's less crowded, with many forks, where you get a wider view of life. I call it 'the road less travelled'. That's where I want to be.

Rebellion is what you make of it. When you've been on a tour bus for two months straight, and then you get in your car and drive wherever you want, that can feel rebellious.

A lot of times, the people who have the confidence to say, 'I don't know what the rules are, so I'm just going to do what I want,' are the most exciting people.