I was fortunate enough to have a rambling youth. David Mamet fortunaterambleyouth Change image and share on social
I hate the computer. I hate their spell-check. I won't ever do e-mail. David Mamet checkcomputerhate Change image and share on social
I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. I get up early in the morning and go to work. I love to write. David Mamet afraidcowardlyearly Change image and share on social
The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create. David Mamet absorbartistcreate share on social
I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word. David Mamet growgunkind Change image and share on social
My tendency as an actor was to correct people, was to say, 'What if we tried it this way, what about if we tried that way?' That's terrible habit for an actor, but that's a good habit for director. So I became a director. David Mamet actorcorrectdirector share on social
The individual is not only best qualified to provide his own personal defense, he is the only one qualified to do so: and his right to do so is guaranteed by the Constitution. David Mamet constitutiondefenseguarantee Change image and share on social
Conservatives believe in smaller government and in the power of the electorate. So I think that we're less likely to try to use a dramatic forum to warp people's political views. David Mamet conservativedramaticelectorate Change image and share on social
I'm not the guy to ask about politics. I'm a gag writer. David Mamet gagguypolitic Change image and share on social