When I just sit around my house and work, I can work two, three hours, and then I go off and ride a horse or do something that I perceive to be a lot more fun. Sam Shepard funhorsehour Change image and share on social
All of the great writers whom I admire have died. I guess the most recent one would be Marquez. Sam Shepard admirediegreat Change image and share on social
The funny thing about having all this so-called success is that behind it is a certain horrible emptiness. Sam Shepard callemptinessfunny Change image and share on social
It's one of the great tragedies of our contemporary life in America, that families fall apart. Almost everybody has that in common. Sam Shepard americacommoncontemporary Change image and share on social
On stage, you're not limited at all because you're free in language: language is the source of the imagination. You can travel farther in language than you can in any film. Sam Shepard farfilmfree Change image and share on social
You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by. Sam Shepard barelylivemake Change image and share on social
I feel like I've never had a home, you know? I feel related to the country, to this country, and yet I don't know exactly where I fit in... There's always this kind of nostalgia for a place, a place where you can reckon with yourself. Sam Shepard countryfeelfit share on social
Sometimes in someone's gestures you can notice how a parent is somehow inhabiting that person without there being any awareness of that. Sometimes you can look at your hand and see your father. Sam Shepard awarenessfathergesture Change image and share on social
Hollywood is geared toward teenage idiocy. Sam Shepard gearhollywoodidiocy Change image and share on social