Brian Blessed Quotes

No, you never get any fun out of the things you haven't done.

I want to try new things and put myself out there and take some risks.

Always trying new things is always more fun, and it can be scary, but it's always more fun in the end.

I'm a risk-taker. Most of my career has not been a joyful experience, but it has been challenging. I like the dangers.

You really can expand the boundaries of your life and do risky things and prove yourself by doing them.

I'm always looking for a new thing that really terrifies me that I think I can't do it and accomplish that.

Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.

I love finding things that scare me and doing them. That's how you grow.

Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.

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.

The world is full of opportunities, and I want to try as many as I possibly can.

I love going out of my comfort zone - I live to go out of my comfort zone.

What is the purpose of being human and alive without doing new things?

I want to do things that scare me, and also have a good time.

The spirit around leaving New York, for me, was that I just felt I needed to do something really outside of my comfort zone. And I really couldn't tell you at the time why I needed to do it. It wasn't like I was running from something dark; it was a desire to shake things up.

What draws me in is that a trip is a leap in the dark. It's like a metaphor for life. You set off from home, and in the classic travel book, you go to an unknown place. You discover a different world, and you discover yourself.

I like stepping out of my comfort zone.

Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.

Sometimes doors open and other close and you have to figure out which one you're going to take. I'm always for the one that's challenging. That's where I think you live your life to the fullest.

Most of all I don't want to be bored. That's why I'd rather do something that has some sort of ambition, that risks failing, rather than make safer, more comfortable choices.

We in middle age require adventure.

My Antarctic expedition is just about doable, just feasible and that's what is exciting to me. If I knew it was possible, if I knew I could do it without too much bother, I wouldn't be interested.

I think you want to try every sport possible just to experience life.

I'm in the camp that needs to discover and take risks, sometimes it's with the promise of something special and new, sometimes it's to stay awake, either way it's much more stressful with all the uncertainty but worth the pain in the end.

I always try to put myself in the way of surprise as much as possible. My ambition is to keep challenging myself. I like that journey of discovery.