Sam Shepard

I always thought the desert was the antithesis of peace - something that attacks you. So you don't go to the desert for peace.

I am always relaxed.

I've been so spoiled in the theater, writing plays where I can just do exactly what I want and nobody messes with me.

A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.

The thing about Paris, it's a great city for wandering around and buying shoes and nursing a cafe au lait for hours on end and pretending you're Baudelaire. But it's not a city where you can work.

If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win.