What did David Mamet mean by: As long as the protagonist wants something, the audience will want something. David Mamet Playwright · USA Copy
My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Audience, Comedy, Fear, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn’t threaten us. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Comfort, Denial, Fear, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ The audience requires not information but drama. Author, June 7, 2023December 25, 2024, David Mamet, Emotion, Engagement, Entertainment, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
We all die in the end, but there’s no reason to die in the middle. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Mortality, Perspective, Resilience, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
Make the audience wonder what’s going on by putting them in the same position as the protagonist. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Engagement, Perspective, Suspense, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Emotion, Storytelling, Visual, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
Here is a sovereign talisman against regret: never do that which might engender it. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Caution, Decision-making, Regret, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Criticism, Family, Peace, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
Art must make you laugh a little and make you a little afraid. Anything as long as it doesn’t bore. Jean Dubuffet Artist · France
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I just love the world around me and wanted my audience to love and appreciate it too. Jean Craighead George
There is something all life has in common, and when I know what it is I shall know myself. Jean Craighead George
