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There's nothing in the world more silent than the telephone the morning after everybody pans your play. It won't ring from room service your mother won't be calling you. If the phone has not rung by 8 in the morning, you're dead.

David Mamet

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David Mamet
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
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