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David Mamet Quotes
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As a child of the 1960s, I accepted as an article of faith that government is corrupt, business is exploitable and people are generally good at heart. But these cherished precepts, I realised, had over the years become increasingly impracticable prejudice...
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[when asked to comment on adapting his own work for the screen] It`s like raping your children to teach them about sex.
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There`s no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.
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[when asked if he wished he had a different profession] Oh, all writers wish that. That`s why we become writers. We want to do something active but we can`t. Paul Johnson, in his "History of the 20th Century", says all the great crimes are committed by in...
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Take away the director from the staged play and what do you get? Usually a diminution of strife, a shorter rehearsal period and a better production.
| Name | David Mamet |
| Age | 60 |
| Date of Birth | November 16, 1947 |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| Occupation | Writer |
