Alber Elbaz Quotes

I think it's important to view the issues on the broadest possible reference plane. In fact, if you firmly believe in any issue, I urge you to read the opposite of it. Most of the time, it'll merely reinforce your original beliefs, but on the rare occasion, it might change your mind.

A man who limits his interests, limits his life.

As an actor, you tend to live in a really small world, which is not very healthy. It is enriching to go to new places, meet different people know and learn about things which you didn't know about.

Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing was known at Cambridge gradually wore off. In this respect my travels were very useful to me.

Travel, of course, narrows the mind.

I am grateful that my horizons were not narrowed at the outset.

Let me put it this way: when I read, I learned the world was not as small as my house. And that everybody in my home town was not representative of the way people in the world were raised. And that was what saved me.

University was a chance to people-watch and to mix with people from all various walks of life, which as an actor is a great experience because you get to observe people.

On my teams, as a guy who grew up hunting and fishing, I was in the minority in terms of music and lifestyle. I became good friends with people who listened to R&B and rap. But it wasn't just an issue of being around it - I was naturally drawn to it right off the bat.

People need to seek out some diversity in their life. One of my friends is a pig farmer in Michigan, and even she has black friends. She's in the middle of nowhere - the closest airport is, like, three hours away - and she manages to connect with black people.

You can learn a lot when you're around people that are completely different than yourself.

Travel opens eyes and perspectives.

Invite people into your life who don't look or act like you. You might find they challenge your assumptions and make you grow.

When you get to see the world, it changes you. You realise that there are all kinds of people out there.

You know, the more you can meet people from different walks of life, the better it is for you. I think the more you can create situations and experiences that give you new perspective, the better.

I have a very broad range of life experiences.

There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be.

The more things you do outside of your norm, the more ideas you get exposed to, the more people you get exposed to, and I think that's interesting.

I love the interaction with different kinds of people. I like to shake things up, make a difference.

As a writer, you owe it to yourself not to get stuck in a rut of looking at the world in a certain way.

Traveling gives you some perspective of what the rest of the world is like. I think that having the courage to step out of the norm is the most important thing.

If I only concentrated on one thing, I would limit myself in life.

I travel a lot, but I don't come away with new inspiration.

It's just so cool when you meet people who are different than you are. That can give you a different perspective, a viewpoint on life, or inspire you. I mean, what would the world be like if we were all the same? I think it would be very boring.

As an actor, you come in contact with so many different people and cultures. It makes you a more accepting person.