Aldis Hodge Quotes

There are some people who make you feel less lonely.

Everyone's been lonely at some point and in need of a friend.

I turn to books for a feeling of companionship: for somebody knowing what I have known.

I am your homegirl, at the end of the day, but I also feel very... outside. So if you're finding solace in feeling outside with me, then we're good to go.

In my room I'd barely closed my eyes when the blonde from the movie house came along and sang her whole song of sorrow just for me. I helped her put me to sleep, so to speak, and succeeded pretty well... I wasn't entirely alone... It's not possible to sleep alone.

At least I had that, one guy understood me.

All I want is for people, when they read my books, to feel companioned, to feel they're not alone in the world.

We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.

I want to connect with people that feel unseen.

I think people come to my music just to feel less lonely.

I want you to know that you are not alone in your being alone.

I always hope that people feel less alone when they see a movie that I make. That some part of the story played out on the big screen will resonate for individuals in the audience in a way that gives them comfort.

How we need another soul to cling to.

What does it mean to not be alone? I've approached that question through music, technology, writing and other means.

The wide world is all before us - but a world without a friend.

I knew there were a lot of friends out there, and I wanted to be with them.

I think there's just so many people in the world that don't feel understood, and when you hear a song and you go, 'Oh, that song understands me,' that's an amazing feeling. I get it when I listen to the radio... That's a beautiful part of music.

People are lonely. They want company and your book can provide them company and a little bit of hope. And there's nothing wrong with that.

I love nicknames. It makes me feel loved. It makes me feel less alone in this world.

Always the aim for me is making people feel like they are not alone. That's just the greatest feeling.

Whether it's a kid in high school who doesn't have any friends and finds friends in my characters, or a guy in Afghanistan, who's trying to forget what he did that day, and trying not to think about what he's gotta do tomorrow... I give them a little bit of an escape.

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.

Anything that makes you feel the most alone also has the greatest power to connect you.

I'm drawn to people who share that sense of loss. All actors are trying to repair damaged relationships. I think that might be why I've been drawn to other actors.