Gena Rowlands Quotes

It was very liberating, living in a foreign country, a place where everything was new and strange - the food, the customs, the climate, everything.

There's just some times when you need a change and you need to do different things.

Moving to Atlanta is one of the best things I did.

I think young people ought to seek the experience that is going to knock them off center.

Please be a traveler, not a tourist. Try new things, meet new people, and look beyond what's right in front of you. Those are the keys to understanding this amazing world we live in.

I really like to discover a new culture, a new country, a new rhythm of living. I really, really like that. I think that's the most enriching thing, for my nature, because I like the psychology of people.

I think new experiences are extremely important. I think it's really important to constantly challenge yourself. Comfort is not a good thing. It's good to take yourself out of your comfort zone and to look for new challenges.

Traveling changed my personality and gave me ability to do the music I do and to think in a certain way that everything can be possible.

To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done.

I'm having an unbelievable time on the road. I am taking the time to explore each new city in a way I never have before.

I had the urge to examine my life in another culture and move beyond what I knew.

My time in Moscowmade a man of memade me an artistthere was a reality and a brutality of life that I think was very important, as a young American, for me to see.

When I came to New York it was the first time I'd ever taken a plane, the first time I'd ever gotten a taxi-cab, the first time for everything. And I came here with 35 dollars in my pocket. It was the bravest thing I'd ever done.

The only way you improve is to try new things.

I'd love to do anything that is outside of my comfort zone, that I've never done before. Whenever I think about something that I want to take on, I like it if it makes me a bit nervous, or makes me feel like I don't know exactly that I can pull it off.

I never in a million years thought I would be starring in Hairspray, ever. Because if you think about my past, it's been 30 years of playing a macho leading man, so when I was offered it, I said: "Why? Why me? What have I done to deserve that you think I should do this?" After much convincing, over a year and two months, I was convinced they wanted to make a great movie.

I never imagined myself doing this. Doors opened for me and I ran for it.

I’m beginning to think I’ve led a much too sheltered life.

What have you always wanted to do but been afraid to attempt? Whatever it is, it may be your greatest opportunity in life.

We cannot get what we've never had, unless we're willing to do what we've never done.

And why not do something new every day of your life? Change! Change!

Collect adventures and experiences to reminisce about…go to far places, meet new people, eat exotic foods, enjoy all varieties of women, look on unfamiliar landscapes, see new things.

And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it's a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.

As far as cities, I love London. I go to London very often because I think the young people there are very creative. I also love New York, of course, and the clash of different cultures you find there.

Even if is a bit edgy, a bit out of your comfort zone, saying yes means that you will do something new, meet someone new, and make a difference in your life, and likely in others' lives as well... Yes is what keeps us all young. Yes is a tiny word that can do big things. Say it often.