Stars react to the death of actor-playwright Sam Shepard

— “I’m coping with Sam Shepard’s death by listening to Prince which is just bumming me out more” — Comedian Whitney Cummings on Twitter.

— “A hero of theatre. A hero of writing. A hero of acting. A hero of mine. Sam Shepard RIP.” — Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on Twitter.

— “He was to playwrighting what Brando was to acting. Made it look at itself in a new light, redefined it. Gave us new eyes to see ourselves.” Actor James Morrison on Twitter.

— “So sad about the news of Sam Shepard… We still have his theatre and his characters, which will live forever.” — Actor-director Diego Luna on Twitter, translated from Spanish.

“RIP Sam Shepard, a true American legend. My first play at CMU was Cowboy Mouth. Your plays and roles will live on forever.” — Actor Joe Manganiello on Twitter.

— “Sam Shepard is one of the greats. These eyes saw so much, and he wrote of what he saw with fearless, timeless honesty. RIP maestro.” — Writer-producer Beau Willimon on Twitter.

— “Sam Shepard was a towering figure in American theatre and film. He indeed had “the right stuff.” His voice will truly be missed.” — Actor George Takei on Twitter.

The Associated Press

by Canadian Press

Stars react to the death of actor-playwright Sam Shepard

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