Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.

Quote by David Mamet

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Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama...

Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama...

Life in the movie business is like the beginning of a new love affair: it's...

Life in the movie business is like the beginning of a new love affair: it's...

The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half...

The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half...

A dramatic experience concerned with the mundane may inform but it cannot release; and one...

A dramatic experience concerned with the mundane may inform but it cannot release; and one...

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

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

Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama...

Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama...

We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dreamlife.

We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dreamlife.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember.

The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist....

The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist....

It's only words... unless they're true.

It's only words... unless they're true.

I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get...

I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get...

In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us.

In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember

Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.

Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.

I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what...

I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what...

I hate vacations. There's nothing to do.

I hate vacations. There's nothing to do.

People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed...

People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed...