David Mamet

We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie. ↗

— David Mamet

#eating #food #humor #pie #stress

Every scene should be able to answer three questions: "Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don't get it? Why now? ↗

— David Mamet

#film #writing #business

We're all put to the test... but it never comes in the form or at the point we would prefer, does it? ↗

— David Mamet

#trial #trials

Life in the movie business is like the beginning of a new love affair: it's full of surprises, and you're constantly getting fucked. ↗

— David Mamet

#hollywood #business

What is our life: (Pause.) it’s looking forward or it’s looking back. And that’s our life. That’s it. Where is the moment? ↗

— David Mamet

#life #moment #past #present #life

The leaf of the camomile, parboiled in water, conduces to calm. And yet I do not worship it. ↗

— David Mamet

#worship #religion

A liberal pretending to be a conservative? That's like a straight person pretending to be gay to get greater acceptance. ↗

— David Mamet

#conservative #gay #get #greater #liberal

The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle. ↗

— David Mamet

#battle #half #losing #many #surprise

A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue. ↗

— David Mamet

#completely #dialogue #film #good #good film

Each culture has its own form of staged combat, evolved from its particular method of street fighting and cleaned up for presentation as a spectacle, e.g. savate, Cornish wrestling, karate, kung-fu. ↗

— David Mamet

#combat #culture #each #evolved #fighting