Happy Birthday: Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Born: November 5, 1943 in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA

Personality is everything that’s false in a human, everything that’s been added on to him and contrived.

“The people the critics write for aren’t important to me. As far as I’m concerned, Broadway just doesn’t exist.” Quoted in the August, 1970 issue of Playboy (page 19).

[on working in films] “It’s all about narcissism. Terrence Malick called it ‘sanctioned vanity’. Everything is attended to. Would you like some Perrier? Anything we can do? May we throw ourselves on the ground in front of you? This unbelievable barrage of indulgence”.

Steel Magnolias 1989 dir. Herbert Ross starring Julia Roberts Sally Field Dolly Parton

FAIR GAME dir. Doug Liman Stars: Naomi Watts Sean Penn

Swordfish 2001 dir. Dominic Sena Starring John Travolta Halle Berry Hugh Jackman

The Notebook 2004 dir. Nick Cassavetes starring Rachel McAdams Ryan Gosling

Black Hawk Down 2001 dir. Ridley Scott Starring Ewan McGregor Josh Harnett

The Right Stuff 1983 dir. Philip Kaufman starring Ed Harris Sam Shepard

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Directed by Andrew Dominik Starring Brad Pitt Casey Afleck

Brothers dir. Jim Sheridan Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal Natalie Portman Tobey Maguire

SAFE HOUSE dir. Daniel Espinosa Stars: Denzel Washington Ryan Reynolds

KILLING THEM SOFTLY dir. Andrew Dominik Stars: Brad Pitt Ray Liotta

OUT OF THE FURNACE 2013 dir. Scott Cooper Stars: Christian Bale Casey Affleck

MUD 2013 dir. Jeff Nichols Stars: Matthew McConaughey Tye Sheridan

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY 2013 dir. John Wells Stars: Meryl Streep Julia Roberts

BANDIDAS 2006 dir. Joachim Ronning Espen Sandberg Stars: Penelope Cruz Salma Hayek

CHARLOTTE’S WEB 2006 dir. Gary Winick Stars: Dakota Fanning Julia Roberts

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