And my singing, I don't think I could sing Wagner or opera, but I could probably carry a tune. I was in… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I think I'm trying to write truthfully about life, and naturalism, or the way people normally talk in movies, is a convention.… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I'm trying to write truthfully about life, and naturalism, or the way people normally talk in movies, is a convention. The way… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I spend most of my time thinking about things like laundry and buying stationery supplies. — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I probably have a higher opinion of my writing than the average person, at least when I'm in a good mood, but… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I think the whole system of education would change if I were in charge and had the ability to make changes. I… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I never grew up thinking, 'One day I will play so and so' because I wasn't expecting to be an actor at… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I don't have an idea for a play until after I've finished writing it. I write first, and come up with what… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
My father was a jazz listener, and I think, at least before I was 5, I was not so into that. Although… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I'm being mocked because I don't live up to a socially determined view of what other people think a person should look… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
Children, I always think, are just putting on a performance of being naive and not understanding anything. I have worked with children… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
'The Princess Bride' is by far the most popular film I've ever done. I don't think I'll ever top it. — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I grew up. I began to think the United States had some problems that really required the help of artistic people to… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
In real life, every person is the leading man or woman. We don't think of ourselves as supporting or character actors. — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
After being in one movie, it didn't seem like that would be my life. I had done several jobs, briefly. I'd been… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very polite family, and I suppose my parents were both very polite, and from the time I… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
You can go to a play that is enjoyable because it's funny, and then on the next night you can go to a play… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
The actor's role in the community is quite unlike anyone else's. Businessmen, for example, don't take their clothes off or cry in front of… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I have more free time than a lot of individuals, so, instead of talking, I sometimes write. — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
My personal life is lived as 'me,' but my professional life is lived as other people. In other words, when I go to the… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
There's nothing regular about my life at all, really. I don't keep a regular schedule and every day is different. It's all rather chaotic. — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I am recognized a lot for 'Clueless,' but I am recognized a great deal for 'The Princess Bride.' I don't know... maybe everybody who… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I'm a very lucky man. It's a beautiful thing for a writer, to see people allowing your words to enter their own unconscious and… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
And my singing, I don't think I could sing Wagner or opera, but I could probably carry a tune. I was in a musical… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I think I'm trying to write truthfully about life, and naturalism, or the way people normally talk in movies, is a convention. It's not… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
