I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. David Mamet More Quotes by David Mamet More Quotes From David Mamet I know very well what it is to be out of work and to be cheated by employers and I know what it is to be an employer. David Mamet cheated employers wells We cannot live in peace without Law. And though law cannot be perfect, it may be just if it is written in ignorance of the identity of the claimants and applied equally to all. Then it is a possession not only of the claimants but of the society, which may now base its actions upon a reasonable assumption of the law?s treatment. David Mamet ignorance law perfect Don't assume I'm dumb because I wear a suit and tie. David Mamet suits ties dumb All of us. All of us. We're doomed. David Mamet doomed Here is a sovereign talisman against regret: never do that which might engender it. David Mamet sovereign regret might You don't know what life is. You know nothing. David Mamet life-is knows Blasphemy and prayer are one. Both assert the existence of a superior power. The first, however, with conviction. David Mamet conviction prayer firsts Freud believed that our dreams sometimes recapitulate a speech, a comment we've heard or something that we've read. I always had compositions in my dreams. They would be a joke, a piece of a novel, a witticism or a piece of dialogue from a play, and I would dream them. I would actually express them line by line in the dream. Sometimes after waking up I would remember a snatch or two and write them down. There's something in me that just wants to create dialogue. David Mamet dream play writing Life in the movie business is like the beginning of a new love affair: it's full of surprises, and you're constantly getting f***ed. David Mamet love-affair affair surprise Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember. David Mamet fortune-cookie truth remember I don't really have a social life. David Mamet social-life social The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle. David Mamet battle half thinking I'm entitled to my political opinions, and I get to vote because I'm an American. David Mamet entitled vote political-opinions Our job, as writers is to do our jobs. David Mamet jobs I've been alienating my public since I was 20 years old. David Mamet years I won't ever do e-mail. David Mamet mail I don't think there's any information to be gotten from television. David Mamet information television thinking Art and mass entertainment and propaganda, they can all be plotted on the same graph, but there is a difference. David Mamet entertainment differences art Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills. David Mamet amusement film drama One can read all one wants, and spend eternities in front of a blackboard with a tutor, but one is not going to learn to swim until one gets in the water. David Mamet swim want water
