“I think without writing I would feel completely useless.” ThinkingFeelsWritingUseless Author:Sam Shepard
“When you see the way things deteriorate before your very eyes. Everything running down hill. It's kind of silly to even think about youth.” ThinkingWayKindEyeRunningYouthSillyHills Book:Buried Child Source: Buried Child
“It's hard to explain why exactly, but I think that when I began writing plays, it was from an actor's point of view more than anything. I had the feeling that if you put yourself in the position of the actor on stage and write from that perspective, it would give you a certain advantage in terms of being inside of the play.” IfsThinkingGivingWritingHardPlayFeelingsCertainActorsTermViewsStagePositionPerspectiveAdvantagePoint Of View Author:Sam Shepard
“I wanted to write a play about double nature ... one that wouldn't be symbolic or metaphorical or any of that stuff. I just wanted to give a taste of what it feels like to be two-sided. It's a real thing, double nature. I think we're split in a much more devastating way than psychology can ever reveal. It's not so cute. Not some little thing we can get over. It's something we've got to live with” ThinkingWayGivingFeelsWritingLittlesTwoRealPlayWantedStuffPsychologyTasteCuteOver ItLittle ThingsSplitsGet OverSymbolicReal ThingsMetaphorical Author:Sam Shepard
“I didn't go out of my way to get into this movie stuff. I think of myself as a writer.” ThinkingWayStuffMy Way Author:Sam Shepard
“I don't get offered leading parts. I suppose I've become a kind of character actor or sideman. I think it had to do with probably in the '90s, I refused so many leading roles that they gave up on me, or I just became unpopular, or I became old. All those reasons.” ThinkingKindReasonCharacterActorsRolesGave UpCharacter Actors Author:Sam Shepard
“There's no way to escape the fact that we've grown up in a violent culture, we just can't get away from it, it's part of our heritage. I think part of it is that we've always felt somewhat helpless in the face of this vast continent. Helplessness is answered in many ways, but one of them is violence.” ThinkingWayFactsFacesCultureFeltViolenceViolentGet AwayHeritageContinentsHelplessHelplessness Author:Sam Shepard
