Trixie Mattel Quotes

I work in silence.

Every man whose business it is to think knows that he must for part of the day create about himself a pool of silence.

I love silence. And one of the paradoxes about the way I live and also about my work is that definitely one of the reasons I went into music, and especially into composing is that I love setting up an environment where I can be by myself for long periods of time and have everything as quiet as possible, either to think about sound, or to think about ideas, or just to focus on things that are important to me.

I'm a songwriter. I need silence to hear the melodies, so I don't fill the days with a lot of sound.

You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.

By all means use some time to be alone.

The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time.

Writers are often alone when they work. Hours pass in silence as one long moment; light fades as day turns back to face the coming night.

I have my best ideas when I am alone.

People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would require me to stop talking for three hours.

In my down time, I'm a homebody. I like to do a walkabout. I like my alone time.

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together.

I need complete silence when I write.

To stay at my best, I have to stop talking during the preceding day.

I feel calm when I'm on my own.

Night time really is the best time to work. All the ideas are there to be yours because everyone is asleep.

Silence and solitude are more distracting to me than chatter and commotion.

When I work, I like to just kind of stay quiet, stay to myself. I like to walk around a lot and figure out what's gonna happen in the scene and try to get my head straight.

To really be centered and to really work well and to think about the kinds of things that I need to think about, I need to spend large amounts of time alone.

It's an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone.

I start any work the same way. I start a rehearsal with silence.

If I'm doing a scene that requires a lot of focus, I'll just take myself away and do what I have to do.

I live in solitude. I have need of solitude to do the next day's work. I can't be to parties where the noise tires me. I can't speak on the telephone. I must have complete calm.

I don't think people take enough time to themselves or like to be alone anymore, but it's really important.

I just like to be alone sometimes and think.