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My dad was an immigrant kid and a Democrat and a Jew, and we didn't know any Republicans in our group. So I grew up Democratic. My dad was a labor lawyer - a very hardworking guy, a one-horse labor lawyer - and then I went to hippie college and lived in the bubble.

~David Mamet

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My dad was a labour lawyer, and the ideas that I grew up with - bad management, bad capitalism, robber barons - when I applied this to my own life, I saw that we are all on both sides of the coin.

~David Mamet

Topics: Applied Bad Both Both Sides Capitalism Coin Dad Grew Ideas Labour Lawyer Life Management My Own Own Robber Saw Sides Up

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Conservatives believe in smaller government and in the power of the electorate. So I think that we're less likely to try to use a dramatic forum to warp people's political views.

~David Mamet

Topics: Believe Conservatives Dramatic Electorate Forum Government Less Likely People Political Political Views Power Smaller Smaller Government Think Try Use Views Warp I Think

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I hate vacations. There's nothing to do.

~David Mamet

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

~David Mamet

Topics: Amusement Carnival Drama Films Offer Operation Original Thrills

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I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money.

~David Mamet

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

~David Mamet

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In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us.

~David Mamet

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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.

~David Mamet

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Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.

~David Mamet

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dramatist

Born: November 30th, 1947

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