Thrilling Experiences Quotes

I would rather die of passion than of boredom.

I love horror movies. I mean, who doesn't like a good horror movie every once in a while? It's fun to get scared.

Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!

It's the results that are surprising, even results where we've totally screwed up, and then learned something in the process, are the ones that stand out. Having our preconceptions overturned is actually thrilling for us.

The horror genre is fun but I'm not sure it is quite right for me.

I wanted to go to the extreme in the sense of places that were not explored and meeting people, tribes. I wanted to have an adventure.

My lab is like a fantasy world - it is more like a 'James Bond' movie!

I've ended up water skiing behind the Stanford rowing team as well as water skiing behind an excavator while it swung around in a circle.

Places of incredible glamour, possibility, power, excitement and pleasure. Love your libraries!

Drama seems to kind of surround me.

I want people to see the action side of me. I love all of that stuff and it would be a dream to do that Lara Croft-type role.

What men call adventures usually consist of the stoical endurance of appalling daily misery.

I used to anticipate my childhood birthday parties as if each were an annual coronation. Like most kids, I loved sitting at the head of the table with a crown on my head.

There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.

Horror film fans are pretty starved for quality. If you do something thoughtful or if you make something good, they're so thankful for it.

Whenever actors tout off about doing their own stunts, it's always ... they're so protective of you that I always know these stunt guys are so good [and] they're never going to put you in danger. But it's fun to do something kind of exciting, even something as simple as driving 70 through a tunnel with five motorcycles ... it sounds simple, but it's actually really nerve-wracking.

I love horror movies.

I have done everything I have ever wanted to do. I have swum with tiger sharks, been charged by lions and elephants. I have been shot three times, chased by crocodiles and, God be praised, I've made enough money that I can continue to do all the things I want to for as long as I am able.

Super Bowl kicks, those are the most memorable moments.

If you have somebody who can just do everything easily, then it's kind of boring. If you're handcuffed to a chair and you've got to fight while your handcuffed, or something like that, it just adds a cool element.

Readers will always insist on adventures, and though you can have grief without adventures, you cannot have adventures without grief.

Scary things are good, aren't they?

One of the things that I find so exciting about life is that you're constantly surprised. You never know what's going to happen, and it's certainly like that making movies; every once in a while, one will come along that transcends all of your expectations.

You get to shoot things, and things blow up, and you're jumping off of buildings. It's insane! And hot girls. And you get to dress cool. And you're in a movie with Tom Cruise, come on! So it's a dream come true. Truly.

Epic things happen in soccer.