Quotes About Isolation

For a while I felt very alone; sort of out there in the world of comics, especially here in the States.

You know what I would love? I would love to be one of those actresses who can come out with a film or come out with a new commercial without the world knowing about it.

I feel like artists, as much as we'd like to think we're communal, are pretty much loners.

It's a dystopian world where things aren't connected. But life feels light when we can communicate, joke or laugh on ourselves.

When your whole system, your whole civilized system goes down, this is pretty much what you get left with. We have no communications, no running water, no electricity, no real help.

I spent a lot of time alone; I left school to be tutored. So, most of my companions were animals. It's as simple as that. I knew more animals than I did people.

I am competitive and I feel bad when we lose. You can see it in me when we've lost. I'm in a bad way. I don't like to talk to anyone.

On 'Tough Enough' you're in a house with your competitors, living, eating and breathing with them. That's really tough.

If someone feels that they're abandoned, there are always complicated feelings. There are always reasons for why people do the things that they do.

When I'm by myself - composing or writing film scores - it's very lonely. I'm just sitting by myself in the studio.

I stay in my bubble; I concentrate on the football. I work, and I try to learn English as quickly as possible.

Before a match, I need to be alone. I need to reach concentration and focus on the game ahead of me.

For me music is pretty personal. I generally listen to it alone, and I've never been a lover of concerts. So I don't think I really bond with other people over music. That's not unique to music for me, either. I feel that way about film, television, art, everything. I read a book alone, so why wouldn't I listen to music alone?

Whatever is not commonly seen is condemned as alien.

The conductor has the advantage of not seeing the audience.

'Rapa Nui' is about the conflict in the 1600s on Easter Island. It's about the clash of the royal clan and the working class.

I think 'Black Dog' came out at a time where a lot of people were feeling quite low and confused in quite a chaotic space.

I wanted to communicate and connect. I simply didn't seem able to do it.

The biggest abuses in society happen when people are not able to communicate and not able to connect.

There are times when I feel incredibly loved and connected, and times when I feel alone. I think that's natural for all of us.

When I was not connected with someone, I didn't get asked out that often.

I didn't go to high school. I never felt connected to people my age.

Brexit is actually a step back in the sense that you are going back from being connected to being on your own.

For me, I value connection a lot, talking to people and connecting. Don't get me wrong: I enjoy having my own time, but I think it's really important to have that connection, so living on Mars would be a struggle for me.