“You know you lose a lot of social skills if you're a writer. You spend too long alone.”
Anthony Minghella

“Writing is an antidote for loneliness.”
Steven Berkoff

“Fundamentally, diaries are about loneliness.”
Kenneth Williams

“Hair swept up. Haven't touched your cake. Probably drumming your fingernails on the white linen tablecloth, the way you do when you're really feeling down. Perhaps looking at those nails thinking: 'God, I should have stopped in all my evil plotting to have that manicure, but it's too late now.”

Rupert Everett - George Downes

“- Stuart Ullman: Physically, it's not a very demanding job. The only thing that can get a bit trying up here during the winter is, uh, a tremendous sense of isolation.
- Jack Torrance: Well, that just happens to be exactly what I'm looking for. I'm outlining a new writing project and, uh, five months of peace is just what I want.”
Barry Nelson - Ullman
Jack Nicholson - Jack Torrance