Sides are being divided now. Its very obvious. So if youre on the other side of the fence, youre suddenly anti-American. Its breeding fear of being on the wrong side. – Sam Shepard
I feel like Ive never had a home, you know? I feel related to the country, to this country, and yet I dont know exactly where I fit in… Theres always this kind of nostalgia for a place, a place where you can reckon with yourself. – Sam Shepard
Its funny, in a way the actor is a writer. Its not like the two things are so separate as to be like apples and oranges. The writer and the actor are one. – Sam Shepard
My greatest fear is feeling like a professional novelist. Somebody who creates characters, who sits down and has pieces of paper taped to the wall – whats going to happen in this scene, or this act. What I like is for it to be a much more scary, sloppy reflection of who I am. – Jonathan Safran Foer