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The individual is not only best qualified to provide his own personal defense, he is the only one qualified to do so: and his right to do so is guaranteed by the Constitution.
David Mamet
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David Mamet
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
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David Alen Mamet
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I'm entitled to my political opinions, and I get to vote because I'm an American.
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All of us. All of us. We're doomed.
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Do not internalize the industrial model. You are not one of the myriad interchangeable pieces, but a unique human being, and if you've got something to say, say it, and think well of yourself while you're learning to say it better.
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When I started out I was a failed actor.
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Storytelling is like sex. We all do it naturally. Some of us are better at it than others.
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The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, as those you've won money from are not likely to commiserate with you. Winning takes getting used to.
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The most charming of theories holds that someone other than Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare's plays -- that he was of too low a state, and of insufficient education. But where in the wide history of the world do we find art created by the excessively wealthy, powerful, or educated?
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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.
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It is the writer’s job to make the play interesting. It is the actor’s job to make the performance truthful.
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I tend to write a lot, which I think is the secret to being prolific.
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We all hope. It's what keeps us alive.
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