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Bored Quotes

Words for when nothing feels interesting anymore.

These bored quotes speak to the itch of restlessness — resisting conformity, growing impatient with routine, and craving something new the moment the old wears thin. Anyone who has felt Boredom creep in during an ordinary day will recognize the mood.

I was at a book convention, in a cab. On one side of me was Arthur Schlesinger; on the other side was William Manchester - real heavyweights. All they were doing was asking me about Charles Manson. The only thing...

Quotes by Vincent Bugliosi

I find myself thinking: Oh God, now what? I always have to have a new plan, otherwise I get very, very bored.

Quotes by Trisha Goddard

I always told my children when they whined... Only the boring are bored.

Quotes by Tommy Lee Jones

There's a story everywhere. Being bored to death someplace is basically a funny proposition. What you have to watch out for is you don't write a boring story about a boring place.

Quotes by Tim Cahill

One of the reasons why I don't write the same kind of book again and again is that I get bored very easily, so I like to make things interesting for myself.

Quotes by Tibor Fischer

A lot of newspapers say, Terence Stamp is playing himself and we're as bored as he is.

Quotes by Terence Stamp

If I'm extremely bored and I don't have a book with me and I'm being an obnoxious teenager, I'll read 'BuzzFeed' on my phone. But even that just leaves me feeling icky because I think for some reason my comfort...

Quotes by Tavi Gevinson

I was on 'The O.C.' and had a small part, which wasn't very challenging. I was a bit bored, so I started shadowing directors and they finally gave me a shot. From there, it led to directing other television shows....

Quotes by Tate Donovan

My face always looks bored or depressed. It's not an accurate impression.

Quotes by Tao Lin

I know I'm never going to be as successful as my dad, but I get bored doing nothing. I couldn't go from vacation to vacation and have no motivation.

Quotes by Tamara Ecclestone

I don't know how to get bored. I need to learn to rest.

Quotes by Tahar Rahim

My acting career wasn't going where I wanted it to. I wasn't getting good parts. I got so bored with myself that I started writing.

Quotes by Susan Strasberg

For a lot of players, it's not that they don't want to play anymore or that they get tired of it or bored of it. It's that their bodies give out.

Quotes by Sue Bird

Most of all I don't want to be bored. That's why I'd rather do something that has some sort of ambition, that risks failing, rather than make safer, more comfortable choices.

Quotes by Steve Coogan

That was the beginning of modern acting for me. You don't have to tell a camera everything. It gets bored if you do and wants to look elsewhere.

Quotes by Stephen Rea

I don't have the time to be bored.

Quotes by Stefano Gabbana

I got bored with the topic; I felt this was 19th century physics. I was wondering if there was still something profound that could be made with light microscopy. So I saw that the diffraction barrier was the only important...

Quotes by Stefan Hell

It was Christopher's brilliant concept that he did not want this to become like every other sitcom where you do one take, and the audience gets bored with seeing it ten times, you know, over and over again.

Quotes by Stacy Keach

Since boredom advances and boredom is the root of all evil, no wonder, then, that the world goes backwards, that evil spreads. This can be traced back to the very beginning of the world. The gods were bored; therefore they...

Quotes by Soren Kierkegaard

One of my biggest problems is I get bored too easily, and I like to experiment too much, to the point where I confuse myself and I confuse my fans.

Quotes by Skylar Grey

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these bored quotes have in common?
Most of them treat boredom as a reaction to repetition or conformity. One calls conventional habits something that makes a person say, "So-called normal behaviour patterns make me so bored, I could throw up!" while another observes that "the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition."
Why do some quotes connect boredom to always wanting something new?
One quote frames it that way directly: "I get very bored easily." It goes on to explain this as a side effect of being "a child of the Internet," always wanting "more and more of new and interesting things" — boredom as impatience with the familiar rather than simple idleness.
Do any quotes suggest boredom can be a way of avoiding discomfort?
Yes — one puts it bluntly: "The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress," suggesting that tuning out can be a form of self-protection rather than a lack of interest.
How is boredom different from something being "boring" on this site?
These quotes describe the felt experience of being under-stimulated or restless, while the Boring quotes collection leans more toward what makes a person, place, or thing tedious to others.
Where can I find more quotes about restlessness or monotony?
Try the Monotony quotes page for repetition-focused lines, or Tired quotes for fatigue and weariness — both moods sit close to boredom without being identical to it.

Some lines here lean toward outright rebellion against sameness, others simply admit how fast novelty fades. Pair them with Boring or Dull quotes for more on life's slower, flatter moments.