I try to hang on to as much mystery as possible. How can…

This element of surprise or mystery - the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called - is of great importance in a…

— E. M. Forster

On the sequel, you've lost the element of surprise. Usually, on the first one you may not go very, very deep into character; the…

— Sylvester Stallone

That's the hardest thing about doing sequels - you've lost the element of surprise.

— Sylvester Stallone

“If you are in difficulties with a book,” suggested H. G. Wells, “try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it…

— Ralph Keyes

I want to keep looking for roles that have an element of surprise.

— Tahir Raj Bhasin

Because we all know one of the main factors of war is the element of surprise. And what could be more surprising than the…

— Eddie Izzard

Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.

— Georges St-Pierre

The best live recordings capture elements of surprise onstage.

— M. Ward

The first thing I ever thought of when I thought of Buffy , the movie, was the little...blonde girl who goes into a dark…

— Joss Whedon

You shouldn't strategize your career if you're in a creative realm. You can't either. I love the unknown. I love the element of surprise.…

— Emily Blunt

“I do not like being thwarted, but shall I receive good from the God and not also trouble? The voices that say Recover so…

— Russ Ramsey

If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it.

— Anonymous

Tal's combinations often exert a sort of paralysing influence on the opponent's play. It would seem that the element of surprise plays a big…

— Mark Taimanov

Element of surprise is really fun for me in comedy. I have to be surprised, and everything's been done.

— Zach Galifianakis

Life will be interesting only when there is an element of surprise in it.

— Hamsalekha