When Mom had her first nervous breakdown, she said she had a vision of Christ coming to her in the living room. Spalding Gray breakdownchristcome Change image and share on social
I'm basically a fearful person. I'm a phobic person. Spalding Gray basicallyfearfulperson Change image and share on social
I was darkly convinced that at age 52 I would kill myself because my mother committed suicide at that age. I was fantasizing that she was waiting for me on the other side of the grave. Spalding Gray agecommitconvince Change image and share on social
Everything is contingent, and there is also chaos. Spalding Gray chaoscontingent Change image and share on social
I say that I can't make anything up. I think of myself as a collage artist. I'm cutting and pasting memories of my life. And I say, I have to live a life in order to tell a life. I would prefer to tell it because telling you're always in control, you're like God. Spalding Gray artistcollagecontrol share on social
The fact that New York continues in the face of all of the chaos, of the crime, of the madness, you just think that it would just pop and vanish, just explode. Spalding Gray chaoscontinuecrime Change image and share on social
When people used to ask me why I got involved with Hollywood films, I would say jokingly that it was for the health insurance. Spalding Gray filmhealthhollywood Change image and share on social
I knew I couldn't live in America and I wasn't ready to move to Europe so I moved to an island off the coast of America - New York City . Spalding Gray americacitycoast Change image and share on social
I understood once I held a baby in my arms, why some people have the need to keep having them. Spalding Gray armbabyhold Change image and share on social
I think of New York as a puree and the rest of the United States as vegetable soup. Spalding Gray pureerestsoup Change image and share on social