Jennifer Egan Quotes

Every time I write a new book, I want to push myself to try something different.

I like to keep doing something new and different so people can't say I'm doing the same thing all the time. I like to challenge myself.

My only two constants are to challenge myself and to try not to repeat myself.

The only way you improve is to try new things.

I really like to try my hand at everything, and I think it's probably dangerous to let oneself be pigeon-holed, not necessarily by other people, but in one's own mind.

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

From the very beginning, I've always just wanted to do something I've never done before. I'm still just trying to be on that path. It's all about working with filmmakers that you believe in.

I like learning stuff. The more information you can get about a person or a subject, the more you can pour into a potential project. I made a decision to do different things. I want to do things that have a better chance of being thought of as original. I do everything I can to disrupt my comfort zone.

I think you're always trying to challenge yourself to do new things and not repeat yourself.

What's fun for me is to try new things and push myself and not get stuck in one genre or another, or stuck with one character or another.

You've got to push yourself harder. You've got to start looking for pictures nobody else could take. You've got to take the tools you have and probe deeper.

One of the reasons why I don't write the same kind of book again and again is that I get bored very easily, so I like to make things interesting for myself.

After doing so many different roles, if you don't stretch yourself, there's no excitement left.

I could never be like Hitchcock and do only one kind of movie. Anything that's good is worthwhile.

When I'm making stuff, the thing that excites me most is not the result, but the process and trying to do something I've never done before.

Well, I like to be kept on my toes. I look for a challenge. I don't like to recreate steps that I've already walked. I like to see if I can create something new.

I began to do this thing I do of giving myself a class every day, and trying to experiment and push further. I don't mean to say I knew everything, because I didn't, but I would do what I knew and then push beyond that and see what else I could find.

I'd rather risk confusion and stay creatively fresh and stimulated. I feel like I'm growing and challenging myself all the time.

I like to tread uncharted territory and push myself in terms of performance.

I'm big on showing people versatility. I'm constantly trying to push myself to break barriers and the idea that we have to stay in one lane.

If you look at my career, you'll find that the same record doesn't show up more than once. I try to challenge myself with every project.

I want to keep experimenting and trying to change my game.

I worked very hard not to have average days. I never do the same thing twice.

I am always looking for projects that make me step out of my comfort zone and do something different.

As an actor, I still have to remind myself of daring to let go and not to repeat myself.