Eddie Izzard Quotes

It's about the time I was riding my Motorcycle, going down a mountain road at 150 miles an hour, playing my guitar.

I haven't gone sky diving yet and I want to do that, real bad. I love adrenaline and going fast.

I want to explore the world properly, to be able to write about and take pictures of all kinds of different cultures. Just be an explorer or adventurer. I also love extreme sports.

What people speak of as adventure is something nobody in his right mind would seek out, and it becomes romantic only when one is safely at home.

I would've never dreamt that my skydive would trigger such gushing enthusiasm. I still don't really understand exactly what I've accomplished, although I always suspected it would be a truly spectacular moment.

I love rollercoasters, thrill-seeking, all of that is fun.

There is wonder and a certain wicked pleasure in these giddy ascents and terrible falls, especially as they happen to other people.

My choice of a life of adventure may well have been a result of the fact that action raised my blood pressure giving me enough energy to live.

One of the most exciting moments was standing out on top of the world, 30 seconds before stepping off.

When you're challenged, you're totally alive and totally dealing with reality, particularly if it could be dangerous. And that excites me!

People want to see the car crash instead of the race. But, when you're the one in the car that's crashing, it's not much fun. I'm enjoying the race.

You feel as if you're not living a full life. Which, of course, is why - it's my theory about why so many people who are heavily into computers are also into extreme sports and S&M. It's because their bodies are crying out for some kind of action.

This is the fast lane, folks...and some of us like it here.

I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.

Enjoyment, on the other hand, is not always pleasant, and it can be very stressful at times. A mountain climber, for example, may be close to freezing, utterly exhausted, and in danger of falling into a bottomless crevasse, yet he wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Sipping a piña colada under a palm tree at the edge of the turquoise ocean is idyllic, but it just doesn't compare to the exhilaration he feels on the windswept ridge.

Any good Irwin can make going to the corner store for a candy bar and a Coke lood death defying and suicidal.

When riding my old Harley a ninety per at midnight down the Via Roma in Naples, I kept one consolation firmly in mind: If anything goes wrong, I'll never have time to regret it.

A man today never feels so alive as when he is hurtling from one point to another on the azimuth.

I love getting nervous, because it's also a form of excitement and it makes me feel alive, you know? I like that feeling. I've always liked that feeling. People who don't get nervous before they perform are no fun.

Some people will tell you that slow is good - but I'm here to tell you that fast is better. I've always believed this, in spite of the trouble it's caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba.

The fact is that I like thrillers and action movies. But what really fulfills me is getting out of my comfort zone, taking chances.

I will have a largely happier week if I get to do a physical stunt.

isn't it funny how danger makes people passionate?

I personally love heights and roller coasters, I'm such an adrenaline junkie.