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. David Mamet beatcherishcitizen Change image and share on social
Art and mass entertainment and propaganda, they can all be plotted on the same graph, but there is a difference. David Mamet artdifferenceentertainment Change image and share on social
Listen, here's the thing about an English degree - if you sat somebody down and asked them to make a list of the writers they admire over the last hundred years, see how many of them got a degree in English. David Mamet admireaskdegree share on social
The poker player learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong; that the bumblebee can fly; that, perhaps, one should never trust an expert; that there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of by those with an academic bent. David Mamet academicbendbumblebee share on social
Writing a novel is an incredibly free experience. One puts one's self in a narrative mode. You can go off in any direction - the past, the future, or go laterally, or include one's own beliefs. It's total freedom. David Mamet beliefdirectionexperience share on social
It's hard for a Jew of my generation, an American Jew, who is philo-Zionistic, not to romanticize Israel. David Mamet americangenerationhard Change image and share on social
Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit. David Mamet debasehumanidea Change image and share on social
Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills. David Mamet amusementcarnivaldegenerate Change image and share on social
It's hard to write a good play because it's hard to structure a plot. If you can think of it off the top of your head, so can the audience. David Mamet audiencegoodhard Change image and share on social
The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness. David Mamet admiremanquality Change image and share on social
