“I was very committed to the process of composing, working at poems, pu...” — David Antin Quote

“I was very committed to the process of composing, working at poems, putting things together and taking them apart like some kind of experimental filmmaker.”

“From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us.”

“Children frequently sing meaningful phrases to themselves over and over again before they learn to make a distinction between singing and saying.”

“'Cinderella' the cartoon scared me. I watched the bits with the mice, and the scenes with the stepsisters ripping her dress apart scared me. Cinderella was never even my favorite character in 'Into the Woods.'”

“The common belief is that you are either a dreamer or a realist. But idealism and pragmatism aren't as far apart as one might think.”

“I was living in a small town in Indiana working as a telemarketer and a vacuum salesman. I was really bad: the vacuums seemed to always be falling apart. Every time I did a demonstration, I'd say, 'This is the material the astronauts used on Apollo 13.' And no sooner had that come out of my mouth, something would malfunction.”