Night-time is when I brainstorm; last thing, when the family's asleep and I'm alone, I think about the next day's writing and plan a strategy for my assault on the blank page. Athol Fugard asleepassaultblank Change image and share on social
It is my personality alone that has brought back the waltz and made it a global craze. Andre Rieu backbringcraze Change image and share on social
A political prisoner is someone who is out fighting for his or her people's rights and freedom and is imprisoned for that alone. Leonard Peltier fightfreedomimprison Change image and share on social
Polka dots can't stay alone. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environments. Yayoi Kusama bodydotenvironment Change image and share on social
I clean my own utensils, my house and I even travel alone. I don't know what the life of a superstar is like. Esha Gupta cleanhouselife Change image and share on social
When you watch someone on TV go through something that you're going through that's difficult, it lets you know that you're not alone, and there's nothing to be ashamed of. Kether Donohue ashameddifficultlet Change image and share on social
'Troy' is an adaptation of the Trojan War myth in its entirety, not 'The Iliad' alone. 'The Iliad' begins with the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon over the slave girl Briseis nine years into the war. The equivalent scene occurs halfway through my script. David Benioff achilleadaptationagamemnon share on social
You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the time, and when they do talk, what they say is mostly lies. That can make for a pretty confusing film. Thomas Perry accuratelybookcharacter share on social
The thing I worry about for myself is I spend a lot of time alone, and another person comes around and you're like, 'What are you doing here? Get out of here.' Sarah Paulson lotpersonspend Change image and share on social
I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night, 'There must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me dreaming of being a movie star.' But I'm not going to worry about them. I'm dreaming the hardest. Marilyn Monroe dreamgirlhard share on social
