“all right buddah gets a backstage pass but all his friends have to pay”

“You can't build a life on a backstage pass or free swag at Sundance.”

“We all have friends we love dearly that couldn't pass for human in a strict Turing test.”

“It started embarrassing me. I began to feel like such a nasty little egomaniac." She reflected. "I don't know. It seemed like such poor taste, sort of, to want to act in the first place. I mean all the ego. And I used to hate myself so, when I was in a play, to be backstage after the play was over. All those egos running around feeling terribly charitable and warm. Kissing everybody and wearing their makeup all over the place, and then trying to be horribly natural and friendly when your friends came backstage to see you. I just hated myself.”

“Backstage passes at a middle school choir concert. I hang with a crew who knows how to live.”

“There is no right or wrong way to tell a story. You have to find your own way. You can get your idea from listening, looking, or imagining. Stories are everywhere. All you have to do is pay attention.”