Hollywood is geared toward teenage idiocy. Sam Shepard gearhollywoodidiocy Change image and share on social
I was shot in the wrist when I was a kid. Deliberately. Sam Shepard deliberatelykidshoot Change image and share on social
The thing about American writers is that, as a group, they get stuck in the same idea: that we're a continent and the world falls away after us. And it's just nonsense. Sam Shepard americancontinentfall Change image and share on social
Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it to turn into scare tactics, it's no longer democracy, is it? It's something else. It may be an inch away from totalitarianism. Sam Shepard caredemocracyfragile share on social
My dad had a lot of bad luck. You could see his suffering, his terrible suffering, living a life that was disappointing and looking for another one. Sam Shepard baddaddisappoint Change image and share on social
I always thought the desert was the antithesis of peace - something that attacks you. So you don't go to the desert for peace. Sam Shepard antithesisattackdesert 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 writer. The more I act, the more resistance I have to it. If you accept work in a movie, you accept to be entrapped for a certain part of time, but you know you're getting out. I'm also earning enough to keep my horses, buying some time to write. Sam Shepard acceptactbuy share on social
