David Mamet quotes

It's only words... unless they're true. (David Mamet)
Before you can steal fire from the Gods you gotta be able to get coffee for the director. View quote
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My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library. View quote
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Always tell the truth. It's the easiest thing to remember. View quote
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We all hope. It's what keeps us alive. View quote
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People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want. View quote
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The art of the theater is action. It is the study of commitment. The word is an act. To SAY the word in such a way as to make it heard and understood by all in the theater is a commitment -- it is the highest art to see a human being out on a stage speaking to a thousand of his or her peers saying, 'These words which I am speaking are the TRUTH -- they are not an approximation of any kind. They are the God's truth, and I support them with my life,' which is what the actor does on stage. View quote
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We don't have to worry about making it interesting; all we have to worry about is getting rid of the pig. View quote
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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. View quote
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I hate vacations. There's nothing to do. View quote
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A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue. (David Mamet)
We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie. View quote
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Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance. View quote
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Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit. View quote
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We cannot live without trade. A society can neither advance nor improve without excess of disposable income. This excess can only be amassed through the production of goods and services necessary or attractive to the mass. A financial system which allows this leads to inequality; one that does not leads to mass starvation. View quote
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Invent nothing, deny nothing, speak up, stand up, stay out of school. View quote
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The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle. View quote
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I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money. View quote
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Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status. View quote
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In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us. View quote
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We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dreamlife. (David Mamet)
Or me lying in the... Let me tell ya... Lying in bed the next day, she brought me cafe au lait, she gives me a cigarette. My balls feel like concrete. Eh? View quote
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You are a shithead, Williamson. If you can't think on your feet you oughta keep your mouth shut. View quote
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Anybody that talks to this asshole is a fuckin' asshole. View quote
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Every scene should be able to answer three questions: "Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don't get it? Why now?" View quote
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