Ann Bancroft Quotes

I was always a tomboy growing up in Africa.

As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.

Adventure is worthwhile in itself.

I was a bit of a wild boy - always swimming and exploring the mountains.

All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.

For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is necessary and sufficient for one to recount it.

I grew up like Huck Finn, always outdoors, exploring, collecting frogs - there was space everywhere. I want my kids to experience that too. I love being outside.

I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

I like taking a path into new country, and I always take the darker path. Not because it's dark, but because there's a secret there that you can share when you get out. That's what I liked as a kid. That's how I approach my work. With a face like mine, it's lucky I have a heart that likes that.

Some people see acting as a kind of stroll on the beach, and some people see it as a kind of skydive. And I've had lots of strolls on the beach in my life, so I'd like to do a skydive.

Boys, particularly, like stories where they can have images in their imagination, where they can go to scary places and experiment with what can happen.

I love adventures.

I rode 300 miles through the forest and ate all sorts of strange food. And every time 'Torak' did something new, like swimming with killer whales or kayaking, I thought I'd better go and do it.

Any creative process is about being in a territory which isn't secure, isn't necessarily familiar, and isn't convenient in any sort of way. And that's the excitement of it.

I like adventure.

I love the unknown. I think because it brings fear, and to embrace fear is the best feeling.

I was always interested in the possibility maybe of finding my way into a big adventure.

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.

I'm not someone who can lie on a beach and do nothing. I am not sure what you are supposed to do, so I get bored. I prefer to have a purpose, such as going to Alaska to see orca whales.

I never played inside as a kid - even in the rain I'd go out.

When I was a kid, being outside was the norm. Rain or shine, our parents would tell us to get out of the house.

The danger sensation is exciting. The challenge is to find new dangers.

If there was the opportunity to climb a mountain, or to go ballooning, or some adventurous activity, I would always be keen to do it. I loved the countryside.

I'm just extremely excited to explore the planet that we're living on.

It is born to every Western girl to like outdoor life and to do all kinds of wild, daring things.