I think a part of the reason that those early plays were short was that I just kept having these ideas, and I'd just go off and write them. I wasn't trying to write one-act plays - it's just how the ideas would be expressed. Every condition I was in seemed like it could be a play. Sam Shepard actconditionearly share on social
Film acting is really the trick of doing moments. You rarely do a take that lasts more than 20 seconds. You really earn your spurs acting onstage. I needed to do that for myself. I would hate to say at the end of everything that I never did a stage play. Sam Shepard actearnend share on social
When you write a play, you work out like a musician on a piece of music. You find all the rhythms and the melody and the harmonies and take them as they come. Sam Shepard findharmonymelody Change image and share on social
I've been so spoiled in the theater, writing plays where I can just do exactly what I want and nobody messes with me. Sam Shepard havemessplay Change image and share on social
I'm a great believer in chaos. I don't believe that you start with a formula and then you fulfill the formula. Chaos is a much better instigator, because we live in chaos - we don't live in a rigorous form. Sam Shepard believerchaosform share on social
I got to New York when I was eighteen. I was knocking around, trying to be an actor, writer, musician, whatever happened. Sam Shepard actoreighteenhappen Change image and share on social
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. Sam Shepard 90sactorcharacter share on social
