A dramatic experience concerned with the mundane may inform but it cannot release; and one concerned essentially with the aesthetic politics of its creators may divert or anger, but it cannot enlighten.

Quote by David Mamet

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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

I hate vacations. There's nothing to do.

I hate vacations. There's nothing to do.

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public...

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public...

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

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

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.

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....

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

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

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...

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public...

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public...

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.

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

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

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

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

We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of...

We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of...

In Hollywood if you don't have a shrink, people think you're crazy.

In Hollywood if you don't have a shrink, people think you're crazy.

I find Hollywood really toxic.

I find Hollywood really toxic.

Hollywood has its Oscars. Television has its Emmys. Broadway has its Tonys. And advertising has...

Hollywood has its Oscars. Television has its Emmys. Broadway has its Tonys. And advertising has...