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.

Quote by David Mamet

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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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

I hate vacations. There's nothing to do.

I hate vacations. There's nothing to do.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

It's easy to cry 'bug' when the truth is that you've got a complex system...

It's easy to cry 'bug' when the truth is that you've got a complex system...

The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.

The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight is said to be the only...

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight is said to be the only...