I just like surprising people. I never want to get to a place where people see that I am in a movie and they go see the movie and they expect a certain performance one way or the other. That is just inherently boring to me.
It's great when you know somebody and they keep surprising you.
One of the things I learned in editing 'The Reagan Diaries' is to never say what Reagan would do, because he surprised people.
Surprising people is the key to career longevity for someone like me.
We mustn't be traditional in the way we communicate with people - especially with the Establishment. We should surprise people by saying new things in an entirely new way. Communication of that sort can have a fantastic power so long as you don't do only what they expect you to do.
It's all about surprising people, and you're not surprising people if you're making them laugh every five seconds.
What was so lovely about 'O.J.' and 'This Is Us' to a certain extent is that I got a chance to surprise people.
I would really like to take on something that really surprises people and shows that I want to be taken seriously as an actress. Also, creatively speaking, that sounds really fun.
I love surprising people with a present or a gift or a stage performance or anything.
I don't think you can be a good actor and want to please, because so much about performing and acting is surprising people.
I played Big Band jazz music. I wasn't into rock and roll. I was just there because it was a living. I surprised everyone. I'm still surprising people.
