I write less about alcohol, less and less and less. You 're an addict - so of course you write about the thing you love most. I loved alcohol the most, loved it more than anybody or anything. That's what I wrote about. And it certainly accounted for some great writing. But it accounted for two or three years of good writing - it would never account for 20 years of good writing. I would have turned into Charles Bukowski. He wrote 10,000 poems and 10 of them were great.
Sherman AlexieI think a lot of Indians want Indian artists to be cultural cheerleaders rather than cultural investigators.
Sherman AlexieBut we danced, under wigs and between unfinished walls, through broken promises and around empty cupboards.
Sherman AlexieA really good stand-up comic is a poet; it's about the use of language. It can be really poetic. And I like politically conscious comedy.
Sherman Alexie