I'm greedy and ambitious like everybody else. David Mamet ambitiousgreedy Change image and share on social
Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance. David Mamet agebeatexuberance Change image and share on social
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 armbelldiplomacy Change image and 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
Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember. David Mamet easyrememberthing Change image and share on social
People ask me, 'What do you do?' And I tell them I'm a writer, but always with the silent reservation, 'I am, of course, not really a writer. Hemingway was a writer.' David Mamet hemingwaypeoplereservation 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
President Obama seems to understand the Constitution as a 'set of suggestions.' David Mamet constitutionobamapresident 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