Sides are being divided now. It's very obvious. So if you're on the other side of the fence, you're suddenly anti-American. It's breeding fear of being on the wrong side. Sam Shepard americanantibreed 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
After the falling out with my father, I worked on a couple of ranches - thoroughbred layup farms, actually - out toward Chino, California. That was fine for a little while, but I wanted to get out completely, and twenty miles away wasn't far enough. Sam Shepard californiachinocompletely share on social
You sometimes use the excuse, 'I'm a writer, dammit, I can do anything I want,' but that doesn't work. Sam Shepard dammitexcusework Change image and share on social
I'm inhabiting a life I'm not supposed to be in... and at certain times in my life, I have felt a wrongness. And not a moral wrongness but a sense that this isn't what I was born to be doing. Sam Shepard bearfeltinhabit Change image and share on social
Personality is everything that's false in a human: everything that's been added on to him and contrived. Sam Shepard addcontrivefalse Change image and share on social
I'm still very much a believer in the spontaneity of certain kinds of writing. But then you have to eventually, when you're writing a long play, make adjustments along the way - all kinds of adjustments. Sam Shepard adjustmentbelievereventually share on social
Writing for theatre is certainly different to writing an essay or any other kind of fiction or prose: it's physical. You're also telling a story, but sometimes the story isn't exactly what you intend; maybe you uncover something you had no idea you were going to uncover. Sam Shepard essayfictionidea share on social
I feel very lucky and privileged to be a writer. I feel lucky in the sense that I can branch out into prose and tell different kinds of stories and stuff. But being a writer is so great because you're literally not dependent on anybody. Sam Shepard branchdependentfeel share on social