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

 

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


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In a restaurant one is both observed and unobserved. Joy and sorrow can be displayed and observed "unwittingly," the writer scowling naively and the diners wondering, What the hell is he doing?

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

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I hate vacations. There's nothing to do. -David Mamet
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We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder "censorship," we call it "concern for commercial viability."

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People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want.

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It's only words... unless they're true. -David Mamet
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A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.

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