Quotes by : Sam Shepard

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

I feel like I've never had a home, you know? I feel related to the country, to this country, and yet....

It's funny, in a way the actor is a writer. It's not like the two things are so separate as to be like....

I don't understand my feelings. I really don't. I don't understand how I could hate you so much after....

This isn't champagne anymore. We went through the champagne a long time ago. This is serious stuff. The....

Sides are being divided now. It's very obvious. So if you're on the other side of the fence, you're suddenly....

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

Weston: Look at my outlook. You don't envy it, right?Wesley: No.Weston: That's because it's full of poison.....

My dad had a lot of bad luck. You could see his suffering, his terrible suffering, living a life that....

My father had a real short fuse. He had a tough life - had to support his mother and brother at a very....