Liberalism is a religion. Its tenets cannot be proved, its capacity for waste and destruction demonstrated. But it affords a feeling of spiritual rectitude at little or no cost.
When you come into the theatre, you have to be willing to say, 'We're all here to undergo a communion, to find out what the hell is going on in this … - David Mamet
When you come into the theatre, you have to be willing to say, 'We're all here to undergo a communion, to find out what the hell is going on in this …
- David Mamet
The audience requires not information but drama. - David Mamet
The audience requires not information but drama.
You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?' - David Mamet
You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?'
When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then th… - David Mamet
When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then th…
Worry is interest paid in advance on a debt that never comes due. - David Mamet
Worry is interest paid in advance on a debt that never comes due.
We all die in the end, but there's no reason to die in the middle. - David Mamet
We all die in the end, but there's no reason to die in the middle.
Every scene should be able to answer three questions: "Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don't get it? Why now?" - David Mamet
Every scene should be able to answer three questions: "Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don't get it? Why now?"
Liberalism is a religion. Its tenets cannot be proved, its capacity for waste and destruction demonstrated. But it affords a feeling of spiritual rec… - David Mamet
Liberalism is a religion. Its tenets cannot be proved, its capacity for waste and destruction demonstrated. But it affords a feeling of spiritual rec…
The main question in drama, the way I was taught, is always, 'What does the protagonist want?' That's what drama is. It comes down to that. It's not … - David Mamet
The main question in drama, the way I was taught, is always, 'What does the protagonist want?' That's what drama is. It comes down to that. It's not …
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