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David Mamet Quotes

The purpose of technique is to free the unconscious. If you follow the rules ploddingly, they will allow your unconscious to be free Picture Quote #1

The conscious mind is going to suggest the obvious, the cliché, because these things have offered the security of having succeeded in the past Picture Quote #1

I pray you indulge me for a space, for I am going to set out on a speech which may have some duration, but whose theme may be gleaned from its opening phrase: how dare you Picture Quote #1

The first amendment ensures not that speech will be fair, but that it will be free. It cannot be both Picture Quote #1

A good writer gets better only by learning to cut, to remove the ornamental, the descriptive, the narrative, and especially the deeply felt and meaningful. What remains? The story remains Picture Quote #1

You know, young actors say all the time, ‘Should I use my own life experience?’ And my response is, ‘What choice do you have?’ Picture Quote #1

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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 makes a country, indeed a state, a city, a church, or a family, healthy. ‘One-size-fits-all,’ and that size determined by the State has a name, and that name is ‘slavery.’ Picture Quote #1

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 from it was, in the lesser drama, civilisation and, in the great drama, the discovery of something that he did not set out to discover but which can be seen retrospectively as inevitable Picture Quote #1

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 Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East Picture Quote #1

If you’re writing an opinion piece, it’s your job to write your opinion. If, on the other hand, you wrote a novel, as Virginia Woolf tells us, it would be inappropriate if you let your novel be influenced by your political opinions Picture Quote #1

The so-called assault weapons ban is a hoax. It is a political appeal to the ignorant. The guns it supposedly banned have been illegal for 78 years. Did the ban make them ‘more’ illegal? The ban addresses only the appearance of weapons, not their operation Picture Quote #1

They say you can’t study Kabbalah until you are at least 40 years old. You know why? You have to have experienced at least one generation making the same mistakes as the previous one Picture Quote #1

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You know, I once read an interesting book which said that, uh, most people lost in the wilds, they, they die of shame. Yeah, see, they die of shame. ‘What did I do wrong? How could I have gotten myself into this?’ And so they sit there and they... die. Because they didn’t do the one thing that would save their lives. Thinking Picture Quote #1

Society functions in a way much more interesting than the multiple-choice pattern we have been rewarded for succeeding at in school. Success in life comes not from the ability to choose between the four presented answers, but from the rather more difficult and painfully acquired ability to formulate the questions Picture Quote #1

My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library. I got what little educational foundation I got in the third-floor reading room, under the tutelage of a Coca-Cola sign Picture Quote #1

Don’t write stage directions. If it is not apparent what the character is trying to accomplish by saying the line, tell us how the character said it or whether or not she moved to the couch isn’t going to aid the case Picture Quote #1

Do not internalize the industrial model. You are not one of the myriad interchangeable pieces, but a unique human being, and if you’ve got something to say, say it, and think well of yourself while you’re learning to say it better Picture Quote #1

I love Superman. I’m a big fan of anyone who can make his living in his underwear Picture Quote #1

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The most charming of theories holds that someone other than Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare’s plays -- that he was of too low a state, and of insufficient education. But where in the wide history of the world do we find art created by the excessively wealthy, powerful, or educated? Picture Quote #1

The avant-garde is to the left what jingoism is to the right. Both are a refuge in nonsense Picture Quote #1

There is no such thing as character other than the habitual action, as Mr. Aristotle told us two thousand years ago Picture Quote #1

A stage play is basically a form of uber-schizophrenia. You split yourself into two minds - one being the protagonist and the other being the antagonist. The playwright also splits himself into two other minds: the mind of the writer and the mind of the audience Picture Quote #1

War is tragedy. The great war stories are tragedies. It’s the failure of diplomacy. ‘War and Peace,’ ‘A Farewell to Arms,’ ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls.’ Those are some of the greatest tragedies Picture Quote #1

I understand that computers, which I once believed to be but a hermaphrodite typewriter-cum-filing cabinet, offer the cyber literate increased ability to communicate. I do not think this is altogether a bad thing, however it may appear on the surface Picture Quote #1

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I’m afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. I get up early in the morning and go to work. I love to write Picture Quote #1

To find beauty in the sad, hope in the midst of loss, and dignity in failure is great poetic art Picture Quote #1

Art is an expression of joy and awe. It is not an attempt to share one’s virtues and accomplishments with the audience, but an act of selfless spirit Picture Quote #1

Where in the wide history of the world do we find art created by the excessively wealthy, powerful, or educated? Picture Quote #1

Being among my people is a delight. We Jews live among ourselves. I love it Picture Quote #1

I look back on my liberal political beliefs with a sort of wonder - as another exercise in self-involvement - rewarding myself for some superiority I could not logically describe Picture Quote #1

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The purpose of technique is to free the unconscious. If you follow the rules ploddingly, they will allow your unconscious to be free (David Mamet Quotes) The conscious mind is going to suggest the obvious, the cliché, because these things have offered the security of having succeeded in the past (David Mamet Quotes) I pray you indulge me for a space, for I am going to set out on a speech which may have some duration, but whose theme may be gleaned from its opening phrase: how dare you (David Mamet Quotes) The first amendment ensures not that speech will be fair, but that it will be free. It cannot be both (David Mamet Quotes) A good writer gets better only by learning to cut, to remove the ornamental, the descriptive, the narrative, and especially the deeply felt and meaningful. What remains? The story remains (David Mamet Quotes) You know, young actors say all the time, ‘Should I use my own life experience?’ And my response is, ‘What choice do you have?’ (David Mamet Quotes) 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 makes a country, indeed a state, a city, a church, or a family, healthy. ‘One-size-fits-all,’ and that size determined by the State has a name, and that name is ‘slavery.’ (David Mamet Quotes) 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 from it was, in the lesser drama, civilisation and, in the great drama, the discovery of something that he did not set out to discover but which can be seen retrospectively as inevitable (David Mamet Quotes) 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 Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East (David Mamet Quotes) If you’re writing an opinion piece, it’s your job to write your opinion. If, on the other hand, you wrote a novel, as Virginia Woolf tells us, it would be inappropriate if you let your novel be influenced by your political opinions (David Mamet Quotes) The so-called assault weapons ban is a hoax. It is a political appeal to the ignorant. The guns it supposedly banned have been illegal for 78 years. Did the ban make them ‘more’ illegal? The ban addresses only the appearance of weapons, not their operation (David Mamet Quotes) They say you can’t study Kabbalah until you are at least 40 years old. You know why? You have to have experienced at least one generation making the same mistakes as the previous one (David Mamet Quotes) You know, I once read an interesting book which said that, uh, most people lost in the wilds, they, they die of shame. Yeah, see, they die of shame. ‘What did I do wrong? How could I have gotten myself into this?’ And so they sit there and they... die. Because they didn’t do the one thing that would save their lives. Thinking (David Mamet Quotes) Society functions in a way much more interesting than the multiple-choice pattern we have been rewarded for succeeding at in school. Success in life comes not from the ability to choose between the four presented answers, but from the rather more difficult and painfully acquired ability to formulate the questions (David Mamet Quotes) My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library. I got what little educational foundation I got in the third-floor reading room, under the tutelage of a Coca-Cola sign (David Mamet Quotes) Don’t write stage directions. If it is not apparent what the character is trying to accomplish by saying the line, tell us how the character said it or whether or not she moved to the couch isn’t going to aid the case (David Mamet Quotes) Do not internalize the industrial model. You are not one of the myriad interchangeable pieces, but a unique human being, and if you’ve got something to say, say it, and think well of yourself while you’re learning to say it better (David Mamet Quotes) I love Superman. I’m a big fan of anyone who can make his living in his underwear (David Mamet Quotes) The most charming of theories holds that someone other than Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare’s plays -- that he was of too low a state, and of insufficient education. But where in the wide history of the world do we find art created by the excessively wealthy, powerful, or educated? (David Mamet Quotes) The avant-garde is to the left what jingoism is to the right. Both are a refuge in nonsense (David Mamet Quotes) There is no such thing as character other than the habitual action, as Mr. Aristotle told us two thousand years ago (David Mamet Quotes) A stage play is basically a form of uber-schizophrenia. You split yourself into two minds - one being the protagonist and the other being the antagonist. The playwright also splits himself into two other minds: the mind of the writer and the mind of the audience (David Mamet Quotes) War is tragedy. The great war stories are tragedies. It’s the failure of diplomacy. ‘War and Peace,’ ‘A Farewell to Arms,’ ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls.’ Those are some of the greatest tragedies (David Mamet Quotes) I understand that computers, which I once believed to be but a hermaphrodite typewriter-cum-filing cabinet, offer the cyber literate increased ability to communicate. I do not think this is altogether a bad thing, however it may appear on the surface (David Mamet Quotes) I’m afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. I get up early in the morning and go to work. I love to write. (David Mamet Quotes) To find beauty in the sad, hope in the midst of loss, and dignity in failure is great poetic art (David Mamet Quotes) Art is an expression of joy and awe. It is not an attempt to share one’s virtues and accomplishments with the audience, but an act of selfless spirit. (David Mamet Quotes) Where in the wide history of the world do we find art created by the excessively wealthy, powerful, or educated? (David Mamet Quotes) Being among my people is a delight. We Jews live among ourselves. I love it. (David Mamet Quotes) I look back on my liberal political beliefs with a sort of wonder - as another exercise in self-involvement - rewarding myself for some superiority I could not logically describe. (David Mamet Quotes)

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