David Mamet Quotes
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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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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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| Name | David Mamet |
| Age | 61 |
| Date of Birth | November 16, 1947 |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| Occupation | Writer |
