Wallace Shawn Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I sincerely believe that if Bush and Cheney recognized the full humanity of other people's mothers around the world, they wouldn't commit the crimes they commit.”

“I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.”

“If I had even the tiniest scrap of advice to give to a young actor who was figuring out how to audition, I would say don't memorize the script... The reality about auditions is that 98 percent of the results has to do with what you are, not with what you did in the audition.”

“I don't happen to have a sense of humor personally, so I don't know what's funny about a character... This happens to be a feature of my life generally.”

“I have been vain since birth.”

“I have an enormous appetite to see life as I know it presented in front of my eyes.”

“In real life, every person is the leading man or woman. We don't think of ourselves as supporting or character actors.”

“Acting is an escape from the boring person that I am in real life.”

“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 once, but it was never performed.”

“As writers, we can't predict who might come along who might find our offerings valuable.”