“I'm always looking for a way to surprise audiences. That's, I feel, my job as a director. I felt that Amy Adams playing a tough woman in 'The Fighter' was a surprise. People saw her as a princess.” PeopleWayFeelsJobsFeltAudienceSawsDirectorsToughSurpriseFighterPrincessAmyTough Women Author:David O. Russell
“The success of the second 'Austin Powers' caught us by surprise a little bit. We had decided not to do even a second one, unless the audience wanted it and we could do something better.” LittlesWantedBitsAudienceLittle BitDecidedSurpriseCaughtSomething BetterAustin Author:Jay Roach
“I've done really well so far in my career by trusting the audience to be as dissatisfied with convention as I am, as a film-goer. You want to go see a film that surprises you in some way.” WayWantWellsDoneFilmCareersAudienceSurpriseConventionsOriginalityDissatisfied Book:Inception: The Shooting Script Source: Inception: The Shooting Script
“There's something about the sci-fi genre that gets an audience interested in it, so maybe you can take some risks that you couldn't, if you were just doing a drama. It lets you maybe reach a little further and surprise people a little bit more because there's still that little safety base of working on that genre that everybody loves.” PeopleIfsLittlesStillsBitsAudienceRiskDramaLittle BitSafetySurpriseGenreSci Fi Author:Rian Johnson
“I don't think it does the audience any good to know what I do to prepare. It keeps it more of a surprise. I don't feel like it has to be a mystery.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsDoeAudienceMysterySurprise Author:Alan Arkin
“The thing about a cartoon is, you can do whatever you want. The tightrope that we are walking on 'The Simpsons' and 'Futurama' is "How do you continue to surprise the audience, but make them good surprises?" Not every surprise is good, but you want to continue jolting people.” PeopleWantCan DoAudienceWalkingSurpriseCartoonDo Whatever You Want Author:Matt Groening
“I'm not a popular actor. I don't necessarily want to be famous. I want to be known for great work. I want to be known to surprise audiences.” WantActorsKnownAudienceSurpriseGreat Work Author:Idris Elba
“The idea of surprise is part of what makes something funny, or what gets a reaction. At least when I'm an audience member, after you hear a joke so many times it's not as funny because it loses its surprise or its twist. So I think funny has to do with surprise.” ThinkingIdeasLosesAudienceMembersJokesSurpriseReactionsTwists Author:Charlyne Yi
“Surprises are good. I'm not of the thinking where you tell the audience everything. Sometimes I don't even want to see the trailers. You see the trailer, you've seen the movie.” ThinkingWantSometimesAudienceSurpriseTrailers Author:Spike Lee