I had a definite sense of somehow being a passenger in an evil vehicle crusing through Paradise.
Sam ShepardMy 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 ShepardYou canโt keep messing me around like this. Itโs been going on too long. I canโt take it anymore. I get sick every time you come around. Then I get sick when you leave. Youโre like a disease to me.
Sam ShepardIt's hard to explain why exactly, but I think that when I began writing plays, it was from an actor's point of view more than anything. I had the feeling that if you put yourself in the position of the actor on stage and write from that perspective, it would give you a certain advantage in terms of being inside of the play.
Sam Shepard