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It's hard to write a good play because it's hard to structure a plot. If you can think of it off the top of your head, so can the audience.

~David Mamet

Topics: Audience Because Good Hard Head Off Play Plot Structure Think Top Write You Your

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The liberals in my neighbourhood wouldn't give away Brentwood to the Palestinians, but they want to give away Tel Aviv.

~David Mamet

Topics: Away Give Liberals Neighbourhood Palestinians Want

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You get rich through luck. You get rich through crime. You get rich through fulfilling the needs of another. You can be as greedy as you like. If you can't do one of those three things, you ain't going to get any money.

~David Mamet

Topics: Another Any Crime Fulfilling Get Going Greedy Like Luck Money Needs Rich Things Those Three Through You

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Roll back the clock, and every possession of every great country started with a crime.

~David Mamet

Topics: Back Clock Country Crime Every Great Great Country Possession Roll Started

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You can't write about history without writing about politics at some point. History is about movements of people. 'What is criminality and what is government' is a theme that runs through every history.

~David Mamet

Topics: About Every Government History Movements People Point Politics Runs Some Theme Through Without Write Writing You

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I like Bach. I like Randy Newman.

~David Mamet

Topics: Bach Like Newman Randy

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I've been alienating my public since I was 20 years old. When 'American Buffalo' came out on Broadway, people would storm out and say, 'How dare he use that kind of language!' Of course I'm alienating the public! That's what they pay me for.

~David Mamet

Topics: American Been Broadway Buffalo Came Course Dare He How Kind Language Me Old Out Pay People Public Say Since Storm Use Would Years

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The Israelis would like to live in peace within their borders; the Arabs would like to kill them all.

~David Mamet

Topics: Arabs Borders Israelis Like Live Peace Them Within Would

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Being among my people is a delight. We Jews live among ourselves. I love it.

~David Mamet

Topics: Among Being Delight Jews Live Love Ourselves People I Love

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I hate the computer. I hate their spell-check. I won't ever do e-mail.

~David Mamet

Topics: Computer Ever Hate E-Mail

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dramatist

Born: November 30th, 1947

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