Биография Дэвид Мамет

Биография Дэвид Мамет

• My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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  In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us.

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  Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.

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  Before you can steal fire from the Gods you gotta be able to get coffee for the director.

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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.

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  People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want.

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  It's only words… unless they're true.

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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.

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  We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dreamlife.

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  A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.

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  Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills.

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  Always tell the truth – it's the easiest thing to remember.

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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.

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  I hate vacations. There's nothing to do.