Tom Green Quotes

I actually have this fantasy of giving up my cell phone.

My mind is constantly going. For me to completely relax, I gotta get rid of my cell phone.

I think it's nice sometimes not to be plugged in 24/7 to email and the Internet and everything else. It's nice to get away.

Every day, turn off your phone/email for some part of the day.

I find it refreshing to unplug from it for a while. You kind of forget how deeply you get embedded in it.

It's very powerful to shut down your computer and escape into the real world.

Recently I was directing an episode of 'Glee' and I lost my cell phone - and I didn't have time to buy a new one for three weeks. Well, the first few days I was anxious as hell, suffered the delirium tremens, didn't think I could make it through, etc. Then something kind of curious happened - I began to feel great.

We get sucked into the Internet and streaming information, and it's time to just unplug and look within.

Any excuse to get away from the computer screen is welcome.

I was on my bike, cycling to Stanford, and it struck me that a week had gone by without my having a phone. And everything was just fine. Better than fine, actually. I felt more relaxed, carefree, happier.

Sometimes you need that time away to disconnect from social media.

I'm actually a big fan of turning off my phone and ignoring it for large chunks of the day.

The biggest thing I try to do is to unplug and give myself time away from social media and the Internet.

Take Time Out. It's not a real vacation if you're reading email or calling in for messages.

If I leave my phone in the car and go to dinner or something for a few hours, I'm very proud of myself.

I don't go online, I don't read reviews, I try not to look at anything on the Internet.

During the summers, when I'm in Maine, I work at a desk that's located beyond all tendrilly wi-fi reaches. It takes me a few days to break the constant e-mail-checking habit, then I find I don't want to check my e-mail ever, and often don't for days.

There are times when I have to take, I call it a 'silence bath,' where I shut off all of the external gadgets. I go walk around, talk to people, and just live life for a while.

I'm still struggling with whether I might want to get off the Internet. More and more people I know have. Daniel Day Lewis doesn't do the Internet at all, and I noticed he had many more books open around his house.

I'm not one of those guys who walks around with a flip phone who doesn't want to be connected. There are times when I'm tech-friendly, and there are times when I personally do want to shut everything off because I'm more creative when I shut off.

If we're not shooting, if we're not filming, if you're not standing on the soundstage, turn off your phone and go live your life.

I'm always interested in whatever I can do to not look at my phone.

I always run without music. Being disconnected is what I'm addicted to more than anything. There aren't many places where you can be without your phone and computer. I've started to crave and enjoy that time alone.

Give yourself time to digitally detox from your constantly connected life, and keep your phone away from your bed.

My goal is a tech-free Saturday.