Madeline Brewer Quotes

I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day when I'm alone and don't have to be performing.

I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel.

I like being alone. I need a lot of alone time as a human. And especially on a movie set when you're around people all day long.

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

I take alone time when I can.

I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.

Everyone needs some time to themselves.

I restore myself when I'm alone.

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

In spite of being professionally gregarious, in my nonpaid hours I'm a bit of a hermit. After being around a crew of fifty people for twelve hours a day on a film set, I really like my alone time, and as always, I abhor small talk.

I try to factor solitude into my life because more and more, that's becoming a very precious and rare commodity.

All my adult life, if I didn't have several hours a day to sit in a room by myself, I would get antsy and irritable.

When I'm not working, I like to do things alone, just to take a breath.

I spend a lot of time reading and try to make sure that I can get a little bit of alone time every day.

You may not enjoy loneliness, because loneliness is sad. But solitude is something else; solitude is what you look forward to when you want to be alone, when you want to be with yourself. So, solitude is something we all need from time to time.

Taking lunch by myself every once in a while and slowing down - that helps me a lot.

I'm a bit of an introvert, so after talking for an hour and then shaking hands and taking pictures with the people who came out, I kind of need to be alone for a bit to get away from all stimuli.

Spending time by myself is VERY important to me and I wake up pretty early, I wake up around 5 in the morning, and I get to have a couple hours to myself, and that is definitely I think really important to me and I think it's important for moms to have that too. And I love to carve out time for myself and sometimes I'll hang out with girlfriends, but i like to keep things pretty intimate.

When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument.

Never having alone time is real tough on people.

Running started as a way of relaxing. It's the only time I have to myself. No phones or e-mails or faxes.

People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.

The only time I eat alone is if I'm really tired or upset about something or on the phone to one of my friends, when it's easier to be alone. But you can't be too wrapped up in yourself... it starts making you look a little bit prima donna.

I actually like being alone. I spend most evenings reading and taking long baths.

I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.