What did David Mamet mean by: In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn’t threaten us. - David Mamet Playwright · USA Copy
+ The work of the director is the work of constructing the shot list from the script. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, David Mamet, Directors, Lists, Scripts, 0 - David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ Let the cut tell the story. Otherwise you have not got dramatic action, you’ve got narration. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, David Mamet, Action, Stories, 0 - David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ Make the audience wonder what’s going on by putting them in the same position as the protagonist. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, David Mamet, Audience, Wonder, 0 - David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ I’m afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, David Mamet, Lazy, 0 - David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ Don’t assume I’m dumb because I wear a suit and tie. Feraz Zeid, October 1, 2023December 26, 2023, David Mamet, Dumb, Suits, Ties, 0 - David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ IF YOU PRETEND THE CHARACTERS CANT SPEAK, AND WRITE A SILENT MOVIE, YOU WILL BE WRITING GREAT DRAMA. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, David Mamet, Character, Drama, Writing, 0 - David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ Fun is what you do for yourself. If somebody else does it, it’s entertainment. Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024January 7, 2024, David Mamet, Entertainment, Fun, 0 - David Mamet Playwright · USA
+ Many players will not improve because they cannot bear self-knowledge. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, David Mamet, Gambling, Player, Self, 0 - David Mamet Playwright · USA
Death doesn’t frighten me; now I can think peacefully of ending a long life. - Jeanne Calment Painter · France
Some gods may cross your path, but why should gods be beautiful? They could also be frightening. - Jeanne Moreau Actress · France
Stuff that’s hidden and murky and ambiguous is scary because you don’t know what it does. - Jerry Garcia
If you got to castrate your miser’ble self with a piece o’ rusty barb wire, do it. - Fred Phelps Pastor
Nature is in austere mood, even terrifying, withal majestically beautiful. - Frederick Soddy Chemist · United Kingdom
The severity of the law of God is the necessary sequence of his infinite love. - G. Campbell Morgan Preacher · England
When you’re playing to an audience that isn’t your own, it’s quite scary. - Gabrielle Aplin Singer-songwriter · England