15 Movie Quotes about Solitude
In solitude we find answers
Solitude has not only become a rarity but something that is frowned upon, even feared. Yes, we’re all social creatures and we thrive on human connection and relationships. But there is immense value in the introspection that intentional silence and solitude can provide. If you allow for silence, what you will witness is better than what any self-help book will ever be able to provide you with: Realizations from within. Solitude allows us to take time to process and reflect. By spending time alone we also strengthen our empathy. So for all the introverts out there who already enjoy alone time and extroverts who are curious, here are the best movie quotes about solitude.
From the movie: Green Book
“The world's full of lonely people afraid to make the first move.”
Viggo Mortensen - Tony Lip
From the animation: The Simpsons
“Solitude never hurt anyone. Emily Dickinson lived alone, and she wrote some of the most beautiful poetry the world has ever known... then went crazy as a loon.”
Yeardley Smith - Lisa Simpson
From the movie: Greta
“We were meant for love, Frances. Not this terrible isolation.”
Isabelle Huppert - Greta Hideg
From the movie: Greta
“- Frances McCullen: You don’t have to be lonely.
- Greta Hideg: Oh, my dear, even you’ll be gone soon.”
Chloë Grace Moretz - Frances McCullen
Isabelle Huppert - Greta Hideg
From the movie: Psycho
“Sometimes Saturday night has a lonely sound, you ever notice that Lila?”
John Gavin - Sam Loomis
From the movie: Pillow Talk
“If there's anything worse than a woman living alone, it's a woman saying she likes it.”
Thelma Ritter - Alma
From the movie: East of Eden
“- Abra: Why is he always alone?
- Aron Trask: Because he wants to be.
- Abra: Nobody wants to be alone.”
talking about Cal
Julie Harris - Abra
Richard Davalos - Aron Trask
From the movie: From Here to Eternity
“Nobody ever lies about being lonely.”
Montgomery Clift - Robert E. Lee Prewitt
From the movie: The Mercy
“A man alone on a boat is more alone than any man alive.”
Simon McBurney - Sir Francis Chichester
From the movie: Easy A
“I was used to being by myself, but I have never felt more alone.”
everyone has turned against Olive
Emma Stone - Olive
From the movie: Rock of Ages
“You're not so weird. You're just another lonely man with many regrets.”
Malin Akerman - Constance Sack
From the movie: The Man Without a Face
- Justin McLeod: I like privacy.
- Charles E. "Chuck" Norstadt: Well, what about living alone? Do you like that?
- Justin McLeod: It likes me.
Mel Gibson - Justin McLeod
Nick Stahl - Charles E. "Chuck" Norstadt
From the movie: Queen of Earth
“I just want to be left alone. I want to be left alone with the few people who are left in this world who are decent.”
talking to Rich
Elisabeth Moss - Catherine
From the movie: Broadcast News
“- Aaron Altman: I just wanna be alone this time.
- Ernie Merriman: It's ok. I'll go with you.
- Aaron Altman: Thanks.”
Albert Brooks - Aaron Altman
Robert Prosky - Ernie Merriman
From the movie: Experimenter
“Maybe it's not necessarily justified, this common human complaint. The feeling that we're all cut off, alienated, and alone. I don't need to go into detail, do I?”
Peter Sarsgaard - Stanley Milgram
