Quotes About Solitude

Robin Leach is a guy who, when he has the time, goes quietly to his house in Connecticut and sits looking into the fire with a good glass of red wine in his hand. And when I wake up in the morning, I wink at myself because I like me - I know who I am.

The daily act of writing remains as demanding and maddening as it was before, and the pleasure you get from writing - rare but profound - remains at the true heart of the enterprise. On their best days, writers all over the world are winning Pulitzers, all alone in their studios, with no one watching.

There's times when you're by yourself and you want your girl around or your kids around. You just need somebody around. And other times, boxing makes you feel like you want to be by yourself. You get emotional. That's why after some wins, I cry. Even in my losses, I cry. Because I know how hard I work, and I always want to be victorious.

I don't watch TV, I don't spend time on the Internet, and I don't party much. I don't text very much, either.

I like to swim a few times a week. It's relaxing, and no one can call, email, or text me while I'm in the pool.

Analytical clarity is the result of hard, syllogistic thinking, and that thinking has to be done alone. It's not just being physically alone but also alone with your thoughts - not looking at your phone, not hearing the buzz of an incoming text message or email.

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone.

I probably talk to myself more than I talk to anyone.

Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.

People want to marry me for companionship. No thanks! I've got my cats for that!

All my day is spent dealing with other people. When I come home I like it to be empty. The presence of others in my house kind of annoys me. I love coming home and shutting the doors. I feel brain dead. I'm relatively available, but not to live with.

But when I lived as a monk, solitude is often spoken of as a strength. And so the first thing I'd recommend is finding one thing that you can do every single day that brings you joy. It may be reading a book you love. It may be looking at a beautiful piece of art.

The hardest thing to do is something that is close to nothing.

I scored one film by myself, which was the hardest thing I think I've ever done.

Whenever I'm stressed out or having a bad day, the one thing that gets me happy or back into like a good place of mind is being on the golf course. I love being out there, especially really early in the morning getting the first tee time out and just playing by myself. It's so peaceful.

The only thing that's ever made sense to me has been sitting in the house by myself making music.

I've been hiding from the real world all my life.

Doing the right thing is a decision, which in many cases means you stand alone.

The theater is so big and dark and private. Nobody knows that I am there. I am relaxed. I forget completely I am an actress. I laugh, I applaud, I cry.

I think the moment I discovered I definitely wanted to act was when I saw a play alone by myself when I was fourteen. Maybe it was a Moliere play? I discovered the atmosphere of the theater, and I knew I wanted to be an actor.

If I wasn't in the theater, I would be a hermit.

'The Fever' is a one-person play. I decided I would perform it myself, and I decided I would not perform it in theaters, because the character in the play says certain things that I meant.

I don't like going to movie theaters or festivals. I even get freaked out at other people's shows.