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Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: Love is the only disease that makes you

Love is the only disease that makes you feel better. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I'm not in demand. I'm all washed up.

I'm not in demand. I'm all washed up. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: ....and in that wink I understood there might

....and in that wink I understood there might be grown men in this world who actually get a spark out of life. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I always thought the desert was the antithesis

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

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I got to New York when I was

I got to New York when I was eighteen. I was knocking around, trying to be an actor, writer, musician, whatever happened. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: When you die it's the end of your

When you die it's the end of your life. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Johnny Dark: I've been off drugs and booze since I

I've been off drugs and booze since I almost killed myself on speed two weeks ago. But my gratitude for being alive can't last for ever. — Johnny Dark

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: [Rewriting is] a whole other art form; it's

[Rewriting is] a whole other art form; it's about craftsmanship. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: There are places where writing is acting and

There are places where writing is acting and acting is writing. I'm not so interested in the divisions. I'm interested in the way things cross over. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: All of the great writers whom I admire

All of the great writers whom I admire have died. I guess the most recent one would be Marquez. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: You sometimes use the excuse, 'I'm a writer,

You sometimes use the excuse, 'I'm a writer, dammit, I can do anything I want,' but that doesn't work. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: It's one of the great tragedies of our

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

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I don't want to be a playwright, I

I don't want to be a playwright, I want to be a rock and roll star. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Casey Wilson: I went to drama school at NYU for

I went to drama school at NYU for serious acting. So I was doing Chekov and Sam Shepard plays. — Casey Wilson

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: She refers to her past as the time

She refers to her past as the time before she was blown away. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: Give me the keys.

Give me the keys. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: There's gonna be a general lack of toast

There's gonna be a general lack of toast in the neighborhood this morning. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: Keep away from fantasy. Shake off the image,

Keep away from fantasy. Shake off the image, — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: Words are tools of imagery in motion,

Words are tools of imagery in motion, — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: The words I overuse are all adverbs.

The words I overuse are all adverbs. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I didn't go out of my way to

I didn't go out of my way to get into this movie stuff. I think of myself as a writer. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: When you see the way things deteriorate before

When you see the way things deteriorate before your very eyes. Everything running down hill. It's kind of silly to even think about youth. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I believe in my mask The man I

I believe in my mask
The man I made up is me
I believe in my dance
And my destiny — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I was shot in the wrist when I

I was shot in the wrist when I was a kid. Deliberately. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: My old man tried to force on me

My old man tried to force on me a notion of what it was to be a 'man.' And it destroyed my dad. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I think without writing I would feel completely

I think without writing I would feel completely useless. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: The funny thing about having all this so-called

The funny thing about having all this so-called success is that behind it is a certain horrible emptiness. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: When you're looking for someone, you're looking for

When you're looking for someone, you're looking for some aspect of yourself, even if you don't know it ... What we're searching for is what we lack. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: You don't have to take it out on

You don't have to take it out on my typewrite ya' know. It's not the machine's fault that you can't write. It's a sin to do that to a good machine. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I've been so spoiled in the theater, writing

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

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: Hollywood is geared toward teenage idiocy.

Hollywood is geared toward teenage idiocy. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: Caryl Churchill is a writer of some note,

Caryl Churchill is a writer of some note, but in the sack, she makes me explain everything. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I've heard writers talk about "discovering a voice,"

I've heard writers talk about "discovering a voice," but for me that wasn't a problem. There were so many voices that I didn't know where to start. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: Ideas emerge from plays, not the other way

Ideas emerge from plays, not the other way around. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: Those are the most monotonous fuckin' crickets I

Those are the most monotonous fuckin' crickets I ever heard in my life. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: My dad had a lot of bad luck.

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

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: You can't make a living as a playwright.

You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: This isn't champagne anymore. We went through the

This isn't champagne anymore. We went through the champagne a long time ago. This is serious stuff. The days of champagne are long gone. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I'll develop my own image. I'm an original

I'll develop my own image. I'm an original man. A one and only. I just need some help. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: I had a definite sense of somehow being

I had a definite sense of somehow being a passenger in an evil vehicle crusing through Paradise. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: Beginnings are definitely the most exciting, middles are

Beginnings are definitely the most exciting, middles are perplexing and endings are a disaster. — Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard Quotes By Sam Shepard: Personality is everything that's false in a human:

Personality is everything that's false in a human: everything that's been added on to him and contrived. — Sam Shepard