David Mamet Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“Art and mass entertainment and propaganda, they can all be plotted on the same graph, but there is a difference.”

“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.”

“Our job, as writers is to do our jobs.”

“I was fortunate enough to have a rambling youth.”

“There's something in me that just wants to create dialogue.”

“I didn't knowingly meet a conservative until, to my shame, I was 60 years old and sat down and said, 'Wow, I don't understand what this guy's talking about, but he has a great civility about him. Perhaps I better investigate this thing.'”

“I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money.”

“I don't think there's any information to be gotten from television.”

“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.”

“I'm entitled to my political opinions, and I get to vote because I'm an American.”