Sam Taylor-Johnson Quotes

I almost never slept deeply anymore--as soon as she said my name, I always sat up immediately, no matter how tired I was.

The sleep of a sick man has keen eyes. It is a sleep unsleeping.

You become more animalistic when you don't know what's coming next - you have to be on guard, but at the same time you're also more receptive.

Nerves are good. They keep you alive.

Once we start believing that the apocalypse is coming, the amygdala goes on high alert, filtering out most anything that says otherwise.

Now the amygdala is our early warning detector, our danger detector. It sorts and scours through all of the information looking for anything in the environment that might harm us. So given a dozen news stories, we will preferentially look at the negative news.

I feel a buzzing at the base of my neck. It's like I'm on eternal 'vibrate' in case of an emergency.

But even before I was in the military, I was extremely jumpy when asleep.

Anxiety is a kind of fuel that activates the fight-or-flight part of the brain in me. It makes sure that a velociraptor isn't around the corner and that you do as much as you possibly can to survive. Because Hollywood has a lot in common with 'Jurassic Park' and its primeval-dinosaur universe.

Given Ivan's size and power, we must remain vigilant.

In extreme danger, fear feels no pity.

I have a little bit of PTSD when I hear a big bang or a loud noise or keys - I jump out of my skin.

After a traumatic experience, the human system of self-preservation seems to go onto permanent alert, as if the danger might return at any moment.

It seemed his demon couldn't tell the physical difference between when he was in danger and when he was "in" Danger.

To the man who is afraid everything rustles.

With insomnia, you're never really awake; but you're never really asleep.

A lack of restful sleep disrupts the body's innate balance, weakens our immune system, and speeds up the aging process.

Paranoia has a sharper taste if the danger is real.

There is nothing that sharpens a man's senses so acutely as to know that bitter and determined enemies are in pursuit of him night and day.

The Doctor: Don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't blink.

A burnt dog dreads the fire.

There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.

Sometimes fear is a warning. It's like someone putting a hand on your shoulder and saying Go No Farther.

Michael!” Oliver’s voice came faint through the front door. “Something you should see, my boy! Look out your windows!” “Trap,” Shane said instantly, and reached out to grab Michael’s arm as he walked by. “Don’t, man.” “What’s he going to do? Make faces at me?

Just because we are back home, don't get comfortable. Have that same uptight feeling like it's just us against everyone.