American - Playwright | November 5, 1943 - July 27, 2017
What I'm after is something different than supplying people with the idea that I'm writing an important play.
Sam Shepard
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Why would you want to be be counseled in your grief? It's too private.
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To me, a strong sense of self isn't believing in a lot.
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I think most writers, in a sense, have this desire to disappear, to be absolutely anonymous, to be removed in some way: that comes out of the need to be a writer.
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Film is anti-language.
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I don't believe in a lot of schmoozing and buttering up. Not that you don't become friends in work. But I think it's a misconception that you have to do a lot of hanging before you work.
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I've always found it embarrassing to receive awards.
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Careers don't interest me. The only thing that interests me is continuing to be a poet on one level or another, whether acting or writing or directing.
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Directing feels great; I'm really happy to be doing this.
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Hats look exactly the same. There's no difference between The Writing Hat and The Acting Hat.
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I basically live out of my truck - I mean from place to place. I feel more at home in my truck than just about anywhere, which is a sad thing to say, but it's true.
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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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