All David Mamet Quotes
- 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… Cheated
- I've been alienating my public since I was 20 years old. Alienating
- Our job, as writers is to do our jobs. Funny
- 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. Battle
- 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. Bad
- One person may need (or want) more leisure, another more work; one more adventure, another more security, and so on. It is this diversity that… Adventure
- The basis of drama is... the struggle of the hero towards a specific goal at the end of which he realises that what kept him… Bases
- Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills. Amusement
- 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… Grew
- I took the liberal view for many decades, but I believe I have changed my mind. Believe
- I was fortunate enough to have a rambling youth. Fortunate
- I've always been fascinated by the picaresque. Been
- In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us. Find
- In Chicago, we love our crooks! Chicago
- It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs. Constitutional
- It's hard to write a good plot, it's very hard. Good
- It's only words... unless they're true. Humorous
- It's upsetting to be a man in our society. Inspirational
- Movies were never an art form, they were entertainment. It just evolved into an art form from there, and it's still evolving in different ways. Art
- My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line. Audience
- There's something in me that just wants to create dialogue. Create
- You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?' Actor
- The government, for example, has determined that black people (somehow) have fewer abilities than white people, and, so, must be given certain preferences. Anyone acquainted… Abilities
- The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour… Absorb
- American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The… American