All David Mamet Quotes
- Art and mass entertainment and propaganda, they can all be plotted on the same graph, but there is a difference. All
- I don't think there's any information to be gotten from television. Any
- I won't ever do e-mail. E Mail
- I'm entitled to my political opinions, and I get to vote because I'm an American. American
- I'm greedy and ambitious like everybody else. Ambitious
- In practice we, in the world, must do business with each other. Business
- It's hard for a Jew of my generation, an American Jew, who is philo-Zionistic, not to romanticize Israel. American
- People only speak to get something. Get Something
- The essence of jiu-jitsu is philosophy. Essence
- The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness. Admire
- There is a profound and ineradicable taint of antisemitism in the British. Antisemitism
- My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library. Alma
- Acting is not a genteel profession. Actors used to be buried at a crossroads with a stake through the heart. Those people's performances so troubled… Acting
- What I value most in my friends is loyalty. Friends
- Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance. Age
- I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. Afraid
- 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… Better
- A liberal pretending to be a conservative? That's like a straight person pretending to be gay to get greater acceptance. Acceptance
- Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit. Debases
- People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want. Always Say
- Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember. Always Tell
- A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue. Able
- My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die. All
- President Obama seems to understand the Constitution as a 'set of suggestions.' Constitution
- I don't really have a social life. Funny