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

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• David Mamet:

  Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember.

• David Mamet:

  Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.

• David Mamet:

  The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's

• David Mamet:

  I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get further with a kind word and a gun

• David Mamet:

  Our job, as writers is to do our jobs.

• David Mamet:

  I understand that computers, which I once believed to be but a hermaphrodite typewriter-cum-filing

• David Mamet:

  When I started out I was a failed actor.

• David Mamet:

  My tendency as an actor was to correct people, was to say, 'What if we tried it this way, what abou

• David Mamet:

  When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the me

• David Mamet:

  My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die.