Christine and the Queens Quotes

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid; the state of being alone.

Composing demands a degree of isolation.

Creating is a lonely thing in a lot of ways.

Sometimes I just wish nobody knew who I was.

I used to be locked up in my bedroom for hours, just listening to music, making some of my own, doodling and writing poetry.

I lived alone, I didn't know anybody in New York, and I was definitely a recluse. It had been, like, two weeks, and I realized I hadn't said anything. I was laying in bed, and I was like, 'Hello?' I just talked to hear my own voice. And it was such a strange feeling.

But I'm more of a recluse when it comes down to being a writer and being a creative person rather than being a celebrity.

I loved being in my own head so much, it was getting harder and harder being with other people.

Your poems will happen when no one is there.

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.

I was a very, I think, lonely kid, very introspective. I felt very much at odds with my environment and my culture... Probably a genetic flaw. I can't really explain it.

I happen to be pretty productive when I am in jail. When you are in jail, you have to spend more time with yourself.

Writing is an antidote for loneliness.

I'd traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.

When I was younger, I'd make a point of driving to the middle of nowhere and spending an evening with just me, the wind, and the moon. Your skin crawls up an octave. This is what I tap into when I'm working on horror films. I'm just afraid a time will come when I lose touch with that part of myself.

I'm very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television.

There are always things I find difficult - being in crowds, remembering faces. I do like routines. I always travel with someone. My life in Avignon is a very quiet one. I have an apartment that looks over the whole city. I can drop into town, but a lot of the time I write from home. In some respects I still live a very quiet, simple life.

The older I grow, the more I find myself alone.

Anyone who writes knows that ultimately the majority of your time is spent alone in a room with a piano or a guitar, no matter what the project is.

I think every teenager feels like a Martian in something, whether it's in their family, I think, or in their school. I think every teenager, every human being has a sense that they don't belong somewhere.

I really need to be alone. I can't deal with someone sleeping next to me.

True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.

Honestly, I find writing to be a very lonely job.

Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner with an overcoat over him.

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.