I'm greedy and ambitious like everybody else. David Mamet ambitiousgreedy 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
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 experiencegenerationkabbalah Change image and share on social
Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember. David Mamet easyrememberthing 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
When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry. David Mamet branchcitizenryfail Change image and share on social
There's something in me that just wants to create dialogue. David Mamet createdialogue Change image and share on social
My dad was an immigrant kid and a Democrat and a Jew, and we didn't know any Republicans in our group. So I grew up Democratic. My dad was a labor lawyer - a very hardworking guy, a one-horse labor lawyer - and then I went to hippie college and lived in the bubble. David Mamet bubblecollegedad 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