I never know what's going to happen or what opportunities are going to be given to me. I've found with the opportunities that I've been given have made it possible for me to explore different characters and exciting stories.

- Alexandra Daddario

I needed to explore my talent and versatility and see if I had another side to me, another sound.

- Brandy Norwood

I had a very supportive family environment that gave me room to explore and discover things about myself.

- Brad Pitt

I wanted to be complete, because I figured that, visually, there was an avenue to explore with painted stuff.

- Bill Sienkiewicz

I refer to what I do as 'conceptual portraits,' meaning that I come up with an idea or concept that I would like to explore, and then I find people that fit that idea.

- Alix Smith

I get a very vague idea and - perhaps because I once was a journalist, or perhaps because that's what made me want to be a journalist - I go off and explore it for a bit, rather than mapping out a plot and then filling in the research.

- Aminatta Forna

I think the challenge for an actor is always to see which parts of you you can explore and go have fun with.

- Ally Walker

I just think you can't shut your life off to just, you know, one thing. You gotta be open-minded. Explore things. Feed your artist.

- Antoine Fuqua

In my work, I explore my own Catholic obsessions.

- Andres Serrano

An album, for me, is not just a commercial product. It's about presenting a world to people, for them to explore and enjoy. How they do that is up to them.

- Alison Goldfrapp

I've been to almost every country in the world, and the most frustrating thing for me has been that my schedule has always been so busy that there's so little time before and after performances to explore where I'm visiting.

- Andrea Bocelli

Intimate relationships are a gold mine for literature to explore, to understand, to describe.

- A. B. Yehoshua

There is some reason, obviously, that you are drawn to your material, but the way in which you explore it might come to be quite different from what you would expect.

- Ann Beattie

I would tell filmmakers: 'Don't just be seduced by the same old, same old. There are interesting things you can explore that may get your film out there to audiences better than the traditional distribution mechanisms.'

- Alex Gibney

If you want to explore things you haven't explored, having people who look just like you and think just like you is not the best way.

- Astro Teller

When you explore a scene, the most important thing is who to cast.

- Andy Garcia

So I wanted to explore all points of view of that, not just the girl's but his point of view as well. Only by directing it could I explore all the points of view.

- Andrew McCarthy

Developmental scientists like me explore the basic science of learning by designing controlled experiments.

- Alison Gopnik

All these songs honestly explore the ups and downs of my reality.

- Adam Lambert

I got spoiled on 'Breaking Bad.' Playing the same guy for four or five seasons, you get to really explore who the character is.

- Aaron Paul