John Scofield Quotes

I'm older and wiser, but I still dream of doing new things and creating new things.

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

The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

I need to broaden my horizons.

So, I decided that whatever I was, wanted to do with my life, it would have to do, it would have to have something to do with the exploration and doing new things.

I rarely repeat playing the same role in a show. I figured I'd plumbed 90 percent the first time around, so let's move on to something where I'm starting from scratch.

When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view.

I believe if you are not rediscovering yourself and pushing boundaries, then you are not alive.

I think I've always been slightly addicted to not repeating myself. When you're doing something the first time around, it's often the best time. I think 'Blank Project' is about carrying on. Its that thing where you're making something because you have to, but you don't know how or why.

I don't want to do something that I've done before; I can't see the point of it.

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

I'm really a believer in being in situations that feel new and awkward and different. And I love that feeling of being in motion - that sense you find when you're traveling.

It's good for you to go somewhere that you wouldn't normally go.

You'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you'll be challenged and growing and having fun.

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

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.

Every year, I push myself to do something different - and push the boundaries a little bit more.

I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities.

I love any project where I get to push myself and learn new things.

I believe unexplored territories and taking on new ventures is the natural progression all human beings must experience.

I'm drawn to opportunities that are going to challenge me and cause me to look outside of my own experiences.

If you don't take risks in your life, you never feel something new, so I taste something new, and I like that.

I'm interested in new worlds, new universes, new challenges. I always said the only reason to make a film is not for the result but for what you learn for the next one.

You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.

I always like being able to do something I haven't done before.