You just don't come across proper, deep, loyal friendships very easily later on in life.
There are people who have formed guilds in 'World of Warcraft' who may have played together for years before actually meeting, but because of the adventures they had together, they formed really deep-rooted friendships.
No matter who weaves in and out of your life, regardless of the quality of those deep friendships and familyships, I'm the only common denominator at this point who's been with me the whole time. And there's this sense of trying to make sense of that ultimate solitude. It's not a negative or even a positive. It's just a fact.
Friends are the family we choose.
Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend.
Friends such as we desire are dreams and fables, yet we never quite give up the hope of finding them.
I have a lot of girlfriends. That's sort of my whole thing is, I have really, really deep friendships, more so than anybody I've ever met.
I've always been someone with a small circle of friends. Each stretch of my life has been defined by one person who was just my person. We became inseparable for a certain number of years, and that time was our season, just the two of us making our way through life.
Whatever my life looks like, I want it to be real and big and full. I want when, if I get hit by a car, I want to know that I have deep and real friendships, people to visit me in the hospital.
When you're filming for seven months or six months at a time, you bond with people hugely.
I believe the best friendships are forged with those you can be yourself with.
In the United States adherence to the values of the masculine mystique makes intimate, self-revealing, deep friendships between men unusual.
Some friendships are made by nature, some by contract, some by interest, and some by souls.
Real friendships among men are so rare that when they occur they are famous.
I have lifelong friends. My oldest friend, Herbie, has been a friend since I was 9. I've had bonds for over 50 years with people.
I would rather have 1 amazing best friend than 100 decent regular friends. It's not about quantity, it's about quality.
