Paula Patton Quotes

I'm a tomboy at the end of the day, so anything that causes me to have to run around, fight people, roll in the dirt, hop a fence - I'm all for it. So I really would love to do an action film.

I'm a physical person. That's why I like action movies. I like to get real into it all, and get real down and dirty.

In my twenties, I was a huge, insane risk-taker.

I love doing the action stuff. It's soooo much fun!

Growing up in Minnesota, I had a lot of freedom to run around, and we had go-carts and four-wheelers and all that stuff. I like that adrenalin-rush stuff. I did a little bit of dance, but mostly sports.

I've always been attracted to action stuff.

I really like sometimes to do action pictures; I get a really big kick out of doing those.

I love action. I love doing fight scenes; I always have. I love it.

If you're not bruised up, then you're not doing an action film in a real way.

I'm an action fanatic.

I think I'm a boxer, but then when I get hurt, I'll start scrapping.

I do my own stunts; that's something I'm very passionate about. I spent a lot of time on boats as a kid, so it's just nice to be able to put that into use in the job that I do.

I haven't done a lot of action movies, so it's kind of fun to get to do a lot of stunt work.

I have a lot of brothers. It's easy for me to do physical stuff. I had to survive. I really love it, and I'd love to do more of it. I want to do action films. I want to go and hang off of wires, and jump off of bridges, and hang on bungee cords. I've always really loved it.

Obviously, you have quieter years than others - you don't go jumping out of a plane every day.

I love action and I love doing my own stunts. I love that sort of thing.

Every time I dive, I feel an adrenaline rush like I did that first time. Until my body fails on me, I will keep going.

Fact about me - I love jumping over/into things.

I don't mind getting punched in the face. It kind of wakes me up and gets me excited.

I like doing my own stunts.

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.

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

I love that they do that. I love action and I love doing my own stunts. I love that sort of thing.

I wonder if it's like this for mountain climbers, he thought. You climb bigger and bigger mountains and you know that one day one of them is going to be just that bit too steep. But you go on doing it, because it’s so-o good when you breathe the air up there. And you know you'll die falling.

It's kinda like being on a roller coaster. If you don't get on the ride, you won't experience the adventure.