Movies were never an art form, they were entertainment. It just evolved into an art form from there, and its still evolving in different ways. – David Mamet
In practice we, in the world, must do business with each other. – David Mamet
If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals. – David Mamet
My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line. – David Mamet
Everybody gets typecast in movies, but you have to make wise choices. Id say around 90 percent of movie casting is about the way you look, so you have to fight that. If producers had their way, Id only be in action films, but Im interested in a more varied career than that. – Famke Janssen