Joe Madureira Quotes

Sometimes I just need to be out in nature. It's amazing how much I need time on my own.

In fact I try to spend at least one, if not two days without ever leaving my room. Because if I didn't, when would I recharge my batteries?

I like to go dancing, have a few beers. I like being alone, too. I have days where it's 'God, get me a shot of tequila.'

I am alone a lot, which is good. I need that time to just be alone after a long day, just decompress. So, I go to either my house or the hotel, or my apartment, or whatever - wherever I am, I go home and I watch TV and I sit there, with my cat, and I just watch TV or go online, check my emails.

When I get some time off, I don't even want to see people half the time.

I like to shower for a really long time; that's a distraction-free zone for me.

Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence. Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.

Give yourself more opportunities for privacy, when you are not bombarded with duties and obligations. Privacy is not a rejection of those you love; it is your deserved respite for recharging your batteries.

The most luxurious thing to me is having an hour of my day, which rarely happens, to listen to my iPod and sit on my couch. That's how I unwind.

Running started as a way of relaxing. It's the only time I have to myself. No phones or e-mails or faxes.

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

When you work in such a surreal environment as movies, just listening to some tunes or hanging out with friends is what you crave. Even time alone.

I do become a recluse once in a while. It's so nice to just be at home and to not have to deal with the outside world.

I really love to ride my motorcycle. When I want to just get away and be by myself and clear my head, that's what I do.

It's important to have quiet time and isolation.

People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.

When I have a day off, I won't spend it at a Hollywood party. I'd rather be at home with paints and a blank canvas.

I think I'd go mad if I didn't have a place to escape to.

I like to have a massage therapist come to my house, get a massage, take a bath, go to bed. That's a perfect night alone for me.

I take conscious breaks for myself 'cause I like to rejuvenate and get my creative juices flowing. I also like to take my time with my creativity; I think it's important.

I restore myself when I'm alone.

One of my favorite things to do is go running early in the morning when everyone in my house is still sleeping. I throw on my iPod, and it's, like, my time.

Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. It gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from what you're working on.

I have to take time occasionally to get away from the pressures of this business. If I don't, I think I would get stale, and that would show in my music.

Going off the grid is always good for me. It's the way that I've started books and finished books and gotten myself out of deadline dooms and things.