Robert Caro Quotes

The coolest things in life are things that you have not done before. That's the key to life: new things always.

What I enjoy most is doing something I've never done before.

Somebody must always be doing something new, or life would get very dull.

I just don't like boring myself. That's one of the main reasons I did 'Ice Age' - because I'd never done something like this before.

I don't want to get stale. I'm always interested in new things.

A lot of people ask me, 'What is your goal now that you have done everything?' And I always say that my goal is to not be bored by what I do. The only way that I cannot be bored by what I do is if I play something and it's all new to me.

It's always more interesting to do new things.

Go find something that you haven't done before. Don't do the same thing over and over again.

Every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure.

Ballet is sort of a mystery to me. And I don't want to unravel that mystery.

I get bored very easily. I have a voracious appetite and I do not feel alive if I'm repeating something I'm good at. So I'm always looking for new challenges.

I left Jamaica for a while, because as an artist I need to experience different things, see the world, have different energies. Living in one place is not good for me.

That's like the greatest experiences of my life still, 'Friends,' so it's not something I want to get away from, but I do want to try and show something new.

I'm always really excited to try something new in my profession that I haven't done yet.

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

I don't have anything saying, 'I'm going to do this many new films, and this many comedies.' But, it's always exciting for me, whenever it is a new character and something I haven't done before, and that's part of what draws me to it.

I always try to keep the circumstances in my life fresh. I like to change the physical environment I live in, change the people around me and try to experience things for the first time. I think that keeps one on their toes, creatively and spiritually.

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.

My first vocation was dance.

People get surprised by my choices. But that comes from me looking for something new.

Mr. Balanchine was a great gentleman, and he loved his dancers. He was devoted to his company. He came to the ballet every night, and his presence was felt. It was like the whole company was dancing for him. And if he liked you, he trusted you to be yourself. He didn't try to change you and make you into something you were not.

You are constantly looking for ways to do something you haven't done before, whether it's a particular role or doing theatre. As a person, I'm really open to experience.

Movement has been one of the few constants in my life, and I always feel a great sense of optimism when I set off to a new place.

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.

If something comes around that would be a challenge, then that would be wonderful. But if it's a watered-down version of something I've already done, I'd rather do something else.