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