Johan Renck Quotes

If we knew what we were doing we wouldn't be entertaining.

'Gonzo' means taking an unknown thing to an unknown place for a known purpose. But sometimes we're lost in an unknown place for no known purpose.

There is no certainty; there is only adventure.

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

Film line is all about chance. I don't think much, I just like to take chances.

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

I love the unknown. I love the discovery of what will be happening and just kind of sitting back and not knowing.

Whether I fall on my feet or fall on my arse, I dunno. You've got to take those risks.

If I wasn't doing this kind of exploration, I'd like to be doing some other kind of exploration. It might be more risky, or less risky, but, in the business of exploration, risk is part of the territory.

Life is full of adventure. There's no such thing as a clear pathway.

The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.

Life is lived on the edge.

I like to be on the edge, on the cutting edge, or be into the unknown, into the territory where I have to depend on being in the moment and depending on my instincts.

If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.

A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying, but a life in which adventure is allowed to take whatever form it will is sure to be short.

The best actors just stay in the moment, and whatever happens in the scene is a genuine surprise. You really do not know what's going to happen next. But living that out in life is very dangerous because it throws you into a place where you don't know if you're going to survive.

I like taking risks with things.

Ambiguity is our permanent state, isn't it? We don't like it being so. Most of us crave order and routine, and yet yawning before us is our future, as frightening as it is thrilling.

I love diving into the unknown. That's been my M.O. ever since I was a kid.

I believe that to do anything in this world one needs a love for risk and adventure, and above all, to be able to do without what middle-class families call "future."

What I went into the acting business for was to have a certain amount of chaos in my life. I don't know what I'm doing next. It's exciting. That's the way I like it.

You never know where you stand - and I like that. I like to be on edge.

I call myself a blind man riding on a blind tiger.

There is no security in following the call to adventure.

With me, you never know what is going to happen