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“Movies were never an art form, they were entertainment. It just evolved into an art form from there, and it's still evolving in different ways.”

Quote by David Mamet

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David Mamet, born on November 30, 1947, is a renowned American playwright. His works are known for their unique style and profound themes, with notable plays including 'Glengarry Glen Ross' and 'Othello'. Mamet's plays often delve into themes of power, language, and morality, having a profound impact on modern theater. more

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“My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line.”

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“You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?'”

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“The government, for example, has determined that black people (somehow) have fewer abilities than white people, and, so, must be given certain preferences. Anyone acquainted with both black and white people knows this assessment is not only absurd but monstrous. And yet it is the law.”

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“The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create.”

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“American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East.”

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“Culture exists and evolves to relegate to habit categories of interactions the constant conscious reference to which would make human interaction impossible.”

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Source: The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture

“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.”

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“I look back on my liberal political beliefs with a sort of wonder - as another exercise in self-involvement - rewarding myself for some superiority I could not logically describe.”

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