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Scene Quotes by David Mamet
- The correct unit of study is not the play; it is the scene.
- Get into the scene late; get out of the scene early.
- Any time two characters are talking about a third, the scene is a crock of s***.
- If the scene bores you when you read it, rest assured it WILL bore the actors, and will then bore the audience, and we're all…
- Every scene should be able to answer three questions: "Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don't get it? Why now?
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- I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene. — Christian Bale
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- If a scene is longer than three pages, it better be for a good reason. — Alan Ball
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- Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. — A. C. Benson
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