David Mamet Quotes
We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dreamlife.
David Mamet
Quotes to Explore
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To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.
Pat Riley
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I think I've played a lesbian about five times. The first one was with Helen Baxendale in a drama called 'The Investigator,' about the conditions lesbians had to live under in the army in Britain, which was based on a true story.
Laura Fraser
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What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning.
Barbara De Angelis
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I bought the rights to this book, 'The Ploughmen,' by a Montana writer named Kim Zupan, and I've written the screenplay, and I really feel pretty strong about it. It's really hauntingly beautiful. It's got some suspense and great drama, but it's a real character thing.
Ed Harris
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It's hard to do a reality show when there's so much crying and drama.
Maddie Ziegler
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My mom and grandmother were actresses, and I knew I was going to do this since I was super young. I would put on shows at my grandparents' house and sing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' in the living room. I was in drama club and chorus, and I knew every word to 'Grease.'
Zoe Kravitz
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I tested on a lot of TV shows and films after I finished drama school.
Sam Heughan
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It's, like, your classic journey from a drama school. I went straight to the three-year acting degree, and I waitressed throughout that to support myself and for the first six months after I graduated. Then I started to get commercials here and there, and then I got a couple of roles in Australia and then a more regular role on a TV series.
Yvonne Strahovski
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I was always interested in the arts as a child - drawing, painting, and piano - but acting became a favourite. I was a major theatre geek in high school - if I wasn't in the drama room at lunch rehearsing, I'd be in the art room finishing up some type of project.
Laura Mennell
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I don't remember a drama on TV that had shown a couple could be married but still love each other very much, spend every day as if they were still on their honeymoon, be sensuous, and have fun together.
Aaron Spelling
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I don't believe in cutting out people from the past. It doesn't give strength; it just gives loneliness.
Carla Bruni
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I didn't go to drama school, so I feel like I did all my growing up on 'Hollyoaks.'
Nathalie Emmanuel
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In drama, you're interacting with other actors to tell the story. The camera is like the theater: it's the artistic fourth wall. In a screen play, you don't look at the camera and communicate with it. But with hosting, you're looking right into the lens and talking to the people. It is a different style, and it's fascinating.
Peter Graves
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I never saw anything more like real warfare in my life - only the attack was all on one side. The police, in spite of their numbers, apparently thought they could not cope with the crowd.
Walter Crane
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Whatever the difference between brilliant and average brains, we are all creative. And through practice and study we can enhance our skills and talents.
Jeff Hawkins
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Somehow, I'm in denial about being desirable. But every time my wife tells me to shave or cut my hair or clean up my look, I playfully boast to her that I'm the most desirable man!
Dulquer Salmaan
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My parents are the hardest-working people I ever knew: they always worked every day, all day; they had to come up with the solutions to make things work. And I think that work ethic, maybe stubbornness, single-mindedness, definitely played a role for me. I'm definitely thankful for my roots.
Peggy Whitson
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We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dreamlife.
David Mamet
