Personal Surprise Quotes

To my surprise, my marijuana use has been tapering off steadily.

and yet, you never knew wwhat you were capable of until you arrived at that given moment. Life was just a whole string of spots where you continued to surprise yourself.

I never in my wildest imagination dreamed that I would somehow become a sports commentator.

When I started running for Congress, it actually took me by surprise that so many people were fascinated with me being the first Muslim in Congress.

I never thought I'd ever do a pirate bar, to be honest with you.

It's always a shock to me when I get recognized.

I didn't think I was ever going to run for office.

When I chose to do 'Carrie,' I never had done anything on camera before. I was always onstage, so everything surprised me. Just going on set and walking into a makeup trailer and seeing Chloe Moretz and Julianne Moore - 'Wow, I am part of this ensemble.'

I never thought I was going to be an actor.

When I was a kid, I remember seeing Michael Jackson. I thought he was an alien. You don't grow up to be like Michael Jackson. I'm not saying I'm Michael Jackson, but Mercury Prizes are for aliens, basically. So I was very chuffed that I got nominated, and then I won.

I didn't think I'd ever be an actor.

The international reach of Fringe still catches me by surprise a bit, at times. Also, I was given the gift of a character that is every actor's dream. So, you combine those two factors and it's been an incredibly memorable five years.

I never thought I would get a degree of any type.

But music was never something I saw myself doing.

I never expected to become a director. It never occurred to me to come to America, to Hollywood. It's all been a wonderful accident. I'm still amazed every time I finish a film.

I was very flattered by the sex-kitten thing because I never thought of myself as that.

I never really saw myself doing a Super Bowl promo.

I don't know why people thought I was retiring.

I would be lying if I said it wasn't cool to see myself on the cover of 'Vanity Fair,' right? It's, like, what am I doing there? This is bizarre.

I never knew where babies came from until it happened to me.

I didn't have any idea that I would be able to have a career in film.

Who'd ever have thought that I'd be the face or the body of any kind of exercise at all.

I had fun playing a mutant. I never thought I would. Like, I never in my wildest dreams thought I would.

Frankly, I hadn't expected my role in 'Avvai Shanmughi' to be so significant.

It's been real weird. It wasn't how I expected my life to turn out. Especially, mainly pertaining to the show. It never crossed my mind that one day I'm gonna be big and famous and have my own TV show, you know?