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.

For me, playwriting is and has always been like making a chair. Your concerns are balance, form, timing,....

When you write a play, you work out like a musician on a piece of music. You find all the rhythms and....

When you consider all the writers who never even had a machine. Who would have given an eyeball for a....

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

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

On stage, you're not limited at all because you're free in language: language is the source of the imagination.....

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

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

I believe in my mask-- The man I made up is meI believe in my dance-- And my destiny