When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high.

I see children now, and many things surprise me: they ask me about my boots and why I don't dye my hair. I wonder, 'Why don't you talk to me about how to cross the ball, control it, the position of the body when I strike the ball?'

It was a big surprise for me when they asked me to bat at three. That is a big thing. I was focussed on playing the situation. You need to be open anyway if you are playing for a team like India.

I was surprised to see the meeting was of Communists and the whole meeting was along Communist lines.

I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for something - money, free ad space, your first born. So it is probably no surprise that people often don't take my calls.

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

'21 Jump Street' is great. I just made that, and produced it and was a writer on it. It's starring myself and Channing Tatum, and maybe some surprise guests.

Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt.

Nothing ever surprises me about the market.

You know who I'd like to open for? This will be a surprise, but I'll tell you who: Iron Maiden.

Being a magician taught me how powerful the element of surprise can be. In each book, I've tried to work that in - an unexpected twist in a story that reveals an insight, a counter intuitive study that turns your beliefs upside-down.

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

I identify myself as a explorer, do new things, surprise myself.

Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.

I really like it when you can step outside of what's come before and find a surprise for the reader and find a surprise for yourself.

I think things can surprise you. I mean, I loved Instagram from the minute it started, but I think it surprised a lot of people how quickly it got huge.

One of the things I love, and I'm a voracious reader as well as a writer, is books that surprise me, that are not predictable.

It is no surprise that animation is Hollywood's most successful and innovative genre.

It's no surprise to me or the other Isley brothers that I can sing, because I used to sing all the time in practice. The surprise is that somebody else likes it.

This is probably going to surprise people, but if you were to do a scan around the globe on public policy concerning our industry, you would probably have to conclude that the United States has the policy that has been, I believe, the most pro competition.