King Tuff Quotes

Doing the podcast, the whole reason to do it is just because I can do whatever I want.

I've got my own TV stuff on the go, and it's all a bit oddball - it's one-offs, and I can do what, when, and how I want it, really. I don't have any scripts or people telling me to do stuff twice.

For some, being involved in a scene is a great thing because the social element can drive creativity. For me, though, it's never really been like that. It's the opposite. I've always had this instinct to escape.

If there is one thing that, as a director, you don't want to be a part of, it's a group. It's the same thing with music. I don't want to be a part of a scene. Just leave me alone. It's just my nature, and it's nothing against the people that are in that group, but I just like to be left alone.

I wanted to retain my individuality. I was afraid of being hampered by studio policies. I knew if someone else got control, I would be restrained.

I've never had to talk about my work, nobody's given a damn about it - you know, what I thought. I find that I sort of like that, to get to keep it to myself. It's a bit bizarre.

I just love my privacy.

Really, when I write a book I'm the only one I have to please. That's the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay.

I'm actually quite self-sufficient, so it might look as if there isn't room for anyone in my life. That isn't entirely the case.

I do less waiting by the phone than anyone I know in the business. I don't wait for a job. I just go on to my own work.

I know that if a film is ready to emerge out of what I write, I'll be able to go off and make it without asking anyone's permission.

I've spent so much of my life travelling alone, so I keep things to myself.

Painting puts me into an alpha state. It's a private event. I make all the decisions in the process and never have to deal with the outside world.

I prefer to work alone and do everything alone, even today.

The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.

The way I look at a solo project is, I create what I want with whoever I want.

Most photographers work best alone, myself included.

I think I'm a very solitary person. To actually not be anonymous is a bit claustrophobic for me.

I was never less alone than when by myself.

I spent a lot of my childhood in my own head, making up stories. I didn't have a lot of outside influences, so I was able to make my own decisions about what I wanted to do.

Yeah, I like being on my own. I do. I tend to be a loner, so I'm okay. I'm not okay when I have to be around everyone all the time.

I am very slow to warm. I've always been sort of a loner. I didn't play team sports. I am better one-on-one than in big groups.

I do love being solo because I can have more of my own creative input to every aspect of my career.

Maybe 'loner' is too strong a word, but I've always enjoyed being on my own.

I've always been attracted to themes of isolation in my work - in my independent work and my DC work.