Korean, yes, I am now fluent in Korean. I was not always. When I got to Korea, I was constantly put on TV shows not knowing what was going on. So that forced me to learn Korean so I could stop looking like an idiot.
I was in a band called the SteelDrivers, and we just played hard in vans, hopping on airplanes, not knowing where you’re at.
I think so much of real life is this avoidance of getting into the not knowing. So much of my life, I’ve been running from just admitting that I don’t know.
When I left college, I though that I would be immediately embraced by the film world and instead found myself sitting in a squat for three years not knowing what to do with my life.
As much as most of the actors were kind of curious to know what their character meant in relation to the script and to the plot, they really were quite happy to be part of the adventure of not knowing.
If I leave the fictional world for too long, it’s a bit like stepping through a portal, entering another reality, and then not knowing how to get back to where you were before.
To figure out what people think, look at the stories that they tell. We might never get away from the image of Sheldon from ‘The Big Bang Theory’ breaking down in the middle of the store, not knowing which console to buy, but we can see in TV and movies how regular characters are more and more starting to play games.
The only problem that I had in my younger years and in college was not knowing if I had the confidence on the offensive side to just take over.
I am a novelist. I traffic in subtleties, and my goal in writing a novel is to leave the reader not knowing what to think. A good novel shouldn’t have a point.
That night at Carnegie Hall was a great experience. When the thing was first put up to me I was a little dubious, not knowing just what would be expected of us.
I try to keep an open mind – not knowing it all.
Having arrived in London to seek refuge during the civil war in Sudan, where I was born, the thing I’m most proud of is having totally evolved. I came here not knowing how to speak English, but I went to school and learned; I adapted to this new culture.
Every time I do a project, it always comes with a level of discomfort and not knowing how to do it.
I was doing without for so long, not knowing the things that are normal for musicians. I was getting bookings regardless, people phoning or emailing me direct, and journalists were writing about me anyway.
I remember being on my death bed, and I found out in the newspaper that the Barclays Center was opening and that they were going to have fights here and me not knowing if I would ever be able to box again, let alone perform here.
I don’t know where I see myself next month let alone five years. My whole life is last minute. I enjoy the spontaneity of it; I like not knowing what I will do next or whether I will be in the country next week. I just enjoy being around a creative environment.
The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with.
Starting out really punk came from not knowing any better and listening to music like that, not knowing how to play music – well, still not knowing how to play music.
I quite like the element of surprise, and as much as I have my ideas, I always appreciate ideas that come from other people as well, and I love the mystery of not knowing.
I enjoy not knowing everything about a musician I like. At a time when you can find out a popstar’s favourite animal, I think it’s more exciting not to know. I just don’t want to tell everyone everything.
I just assumed the world was full of solo percussionists. I couldn’t find sticks or music or anything where I was, but that was expected because there was nothing there anyway. And I think that was possibly the greatest asset for me, just not knowing.
Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not knowing his in its entirety.
The whole thing of doing a TV series, I find it very daunting not knowing where the story’s going.
The odds of me coming into the rocket business, not knowing anything about rockets, not having ever built anything, I mean, I would have to be insane if I thought the odds were in my favor.
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
My mom always told me to follow my bliss. And I remember specifically with my father, when I was out of school and not knowing how I’d get a job or make money – should I take some classes? What do I do? He said as long as I was working – to enrich myself in some way – that I was on the right path.
With dance and theatre, I think people get very nervous about not knowing the right things. They feel like they’ve missed something, or that they’re not bright enough to watch it. It’s not a test.
I kind of like not knowing how to do something – it’s more exciting.
You can say you have faith, you can say you believe in God, but until you feel completely uncomfortable, not knowing where to turn, at your lowest – that is where you have to decide to trust that God’s timing is right and that He will show you why you’re going through this.
Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it.
I think my whole identity is formed around not knowing where I’m from. It might even be that I find comfort in that confusion.
I always felt like I was stuck in between my parents, relaying information back and forth and walking on egg shells, not knowing what was going to trigger something to make them mad and not knowing what to say in front of them.
You can’t blame someone for not knowing what his or her job should be if you don’t ask for it right off the bat.
Man, coaching is a hard job, and it requires a lot of time… I hear stories from coaches who tell me that players call them in the middle of the night not knowing where they parked their car.
Don’t be afraid to try new things, because I just tried shot put not knowing my family history behind it, and trying it led me to the rest of my life.
Basically as a working class boy I understand when there’s not enough money to put food on the table and not knowing where the next dollar comes in from. When you’ve been in that environment as a child, you never lose it.
I am learning that in life it is OK to travel in darkness, not knowing what your next move is.
Immediately after hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, I was extremely concerned about my family, friends and all the people in Puerto Rico. I felt helpless and could not concentrate not knowing if my family and loved ones were safe. I wanted to help my people as fast as I could.
I was obsessed with not knowing what happened after you were dead. And I sat or kneeled for a whole day with my head against the wall, trying to figure it out. But I couldn’t, and I just said, ‘Okay.’ And then it was nothingness.
I like not knowing what’s around the corner. It’s always been that way, and maybe that’s one of the reasons why I’m an actor.
If you don’t know your blood pressure, it’s like not knowing the value of your company.
Sjogren’s is something you live with your whole life. The good news for me is now I know what’s happening after spending years not knowing… I feel like I can get better and move on.
Scientific facts are often described in textbooks as if they just sort of exist, like nickels someone picked up on the street. But science at the cutting edge, conducted by sharp minds probing deep into nature, is not about self-evident facts. It is about mystery and not knowing. It is about taking huge risks.
I started writing ‘Normal People’ not knowing that anyone would read it, not knowing that anyone would read the first book, so I didn’t really have any hang ups about, ‘Oh, I can’t do this again. I’ve done this already.’ It was just a project I was working on for my own amusement.
As a child I knew almost nothing, nothing beyond what I had picked up in my grandmother’s house. All children, I suppose, come into the world like that, not knowing who they are.
I love starting a track in one place and not knowing where it’s going to end up.
I used to tape over the top corner of my computer screen so I couldn’t see what time it was. I like the idea that I’m just with the words and not knowing what’s going on with the world, when it’s lunch or dinner.
Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.
I think what my hope is is that the only downside of having a steady job on television is, I think for all actors, there’s a piece, there’s some adrenaline, and part of the love of the job is not knowing what’s coming next, and the variety.
I have no idea what will come next in my writing life or life in general. I like not knowing, but I know what I want. That doesn’t mean it will happen, but I’ll give it my best try.
I don’t need to know how they make Coca-Cola. I think it tastes just fine not knowing what the ingredients are. I think there are some things that should be kept secret.
It’s extremely tough, going day-to-day, not knowing really what you’re working for, but for me, I just learned how to set small goals for myself.
Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run for vice president, died from multiple myeloma. Frank Reynolds, the ABC anchorman, who I had talked to toward the end of his life, not knowing what he had, died from it. Later I found out that Frank McGee, who was the Today Show host, died from it.
