David Mamet quotes - page 2

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 the citizenry better represent the citizenry. (David Mamet)
Every fear hides a wish. View quote
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Train yourself for a profession that does not exist. View quote
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There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough. View quote
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We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder ‘censorship,' we call it ‘concern for commercial viability. View quote
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People only speak to get something. View quote
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Everybody makes their own fun. If you don't make it yourself, it isn't fun. It's entertainment. View quote
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When we leave the play saying how spectacular the sets or costumes were, or how interesting the ideas, it means we had a bad time. View quote
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If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals. View quote
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We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of course, it is. It is not a protective monastery of aesthetic truth. It is a place where everything is incredibly expensive. View quote
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What I value most in my friends is loyalty. (David Mamet)
The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness. View quote
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Don't assume I'm dumb because I wear a suit and tie. View quote
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Culture exists and evolves to relegate to habit categories of interactions the constant conscious reference to which would make human interaction impossible. View quote
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I'm greedy and ambitious like everybody else. View quote
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I was fortunate enough to have a rambling youth. View quote
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My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die. View quote
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Writing a novel is an incredibly free experience. One puts one's self in a narrative mode. You can go off in any direction - the past, the future, or go laterally, or include one's own beliefs. It's total freedom. View quote
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I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word. View quote
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A liberal pretending to be a conservative? That's like a straight person pretending to be gay to get greater acceptance. View quote
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It's not a lie. It's a gift for fiction. (David Mamet)
I don't really have a social life. View quote
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I know very well what it is to be out of work and to be cheated by employers and I know what it is to be an employer. View quote
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Our job, as writers is to do our jobs. View quote
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Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills. View quote
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