What did David Mamet mean by: Fun is what you do for yourself. If somebody else does it, it’s entertainment. David Mamet Playwright · USA Copy
+ It’s only words… unless they’re true. Author, June 4, 2023January 2, 2025, David Mamet, Importance, Truth, Words, 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 alma mater is the Chicago Public Library. Author, June 29, 2023January 2, 2025, David Mamet, Education, Knowledge, Pride, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ You can’t rely on the acting to tell the story. Author, June 18, 2023January 2, 2025, David Mamet, Dependence, Narrative, Performance, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ The true writer must write not the acceptable but the true. Author, June 20, 2023January 2, 2025, David Mamet, Authenticity, Creativity, Honesty, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ Get into the scene late; get out of the scene early. Author, August 7, 2023January 2, 2025, David Mamet, Efficiency, Storytelling, Timing, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
Storytelling is like sex. We all do it naturally. Some of us are better at it than others. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Mamet, Comparison, Creativity, Skill, 0 David Mamet Playwright · USA
Art made by the people for the people, as a joy to the maker and the user. William Morris Designer · England
Children have neither past nor future;they enjoy the present, which very few of us do. Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I love painters because I don’t paint, so I get to enjoy art; I like collecting paintings. Fred Armisen Actor · USA
