Daily Inspiration Quote by Tom Sizemore

Sizemore’s line lands less like a hot take on horror and more like an accidental confession about what actually terrifies adults: not monsters, but the quiet after the noise stops. By dismissing “boogey man” as a lesser fear, he’s demoting the whole genre’s usual bargain - give me a safe, external threat and I’ll let you startle me for two hours. His rule against horror reads like self-protection, a refusal to rehearse an anxiety he already lives with.

The phrasing matters. “Being alone” isn’t framed as sad or inconvenient; it’s “scarier,” a word that pulls loneliness out of the self-help aisle and into the body. The childlike spelling of “boogey man” sharpens the contrast: imaginary villains belong to childhood, while isolation is the grown-up horror you can’t outpace. And “I don’t choose” signals agency while hinting at the opposite - that avoiding certain feelings requires constant management.

Coming from an actor known for playing volatile, high-intensity characters, the quote also nods to a career spent manufacturing danger on screen. Sizemore has inhabited worlds of gunfire, crime, and adrenaline; he’s telling you those are easier than sitting with yourself. Culturally, it’s a neat inversion of why people love horror: horror movies can be communal (date nights, packed theaters, group screams). His “rule” suggests he’s not just avoiding fear; he’s avoiding the mirror horror holds up when the lights come back on and you’re still you, still by yourself.