Susan Sarandon Quotes

For me, what is most important is the element of surprise. If I can surprise you with every film of mine, that is exactly what I am trying to do.

I constantly want to do something new and surprise the audience.

Do not expect pictures to say the expected; some of the best will have surprises for you, which will, at first, shock you.

The thing I have always tried to do is surprise people: to present them with something they didn't expect.

The most interesting things that happen in my books are usually the things that arise spontaneously, the things that surprise me.

When I finish a painting, it usually looks as surprising to me as to anyone else.

You never know what an artist is going to create next.

Theater is about surprises and things that you haven't seen before on stage.

I always try to incorporate something in every book that I've never used before. Hopefully, spontaneity will keep readers reading.

I want to surprise people with my work every time.

The element of surprise is the most important thing and what keeps me interested in writing. I can feel it if I've written that predictable or boring line, and I will carry that around with me all day.

I always try that my next film is different than my last movie. I would like to surprise my audience; that, I think, is the job of an actor.

I like to surprise myself. I like to surprise my fans, too.

The real artist's work is a surprise to himself.

Often, I go and see films where I can see the beats coming. So, if I read something where I don't see the beats coming and it takes me somewhere unexpected, that's a great thing to build upon.

I made a promise to myself that I would try to introduce something unexpected in every single episode of the series. It was largely to amuse myself as much as anything. I didn't ever want the audience to feel that they knew everything.

I want each season to feel new and special. I don't want it to feel, "Oh, more of this." That's something that's easy to do in the first three seasons, and harder to do as you go. I'd rather err on the side of blowing up everything and being like, "Why did you do that? There was more story to tell there," and moving the family to Mexico like on Weeds, instead of people going, "Oh, we've seen this already. We're tired of this."

In a painting, what counts is the unexpected.

Every movie requires its own style. Just be honest to the story. Tell the story in the best possible way that is different, exciting and original.

Every time someone come out with an album don't change the whole style up but don't do what they are expecting. Surprise them.

There are very few people who are creative and imaginative. Therefore, fiction is difficult for people to embrace.

I love creating characters that people may or may have not ever seen before. But I enjoy the opportunity to try to make something new, and that's when I really come alive as an actor, so I really enjoyed working on 'Arrow.'

I like to do something different that people don't expect. That's what I've always been about, in everything I do.

So much of television is incredibly predictable. You watch the first five minutes and you know where it's going to go. If you can just create an element of surprise in both the storytelling and tone of a show, you're going to be way ahead of the pack.

I'm always excited by the unlikely, never by ordinary things.