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

Quote by David Mamet

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

You can't arrest me, I'm a rockstar.

You can't arrest me, I'm a rockstar.

My ignorance of science is such that if anyone mentioned copper nitrate I should think...

My ignorance of science is such that if anyone mentioned copper nitrate I should think...

The idea that the police cannot ask questions of the person that knows most about...

The idea that the police cannot ask questions of the person that knows most about...