David Mamet Quotes
Movies were never an art form, they were entertainment. It just evolved into an art form from there, and it's still evolving in different ways.

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New technologies such as solar systems or hybrid cars aren't created overnight. By extending these tax credits we are giving this industry time to grow, branch out and succeed.
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I want to pursue a career in film.
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If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket.
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I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
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I used to watch movies - silent movies - and stock companies and theater whenever I could.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
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Bitcoin has so much potential, and that's why the believers are trying to facilitate its use as a currency, so people use to buy things and spread it around more.
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Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them. If you allow yourself to be somewhat curious - and if you get into the habit of doing that - it's the first step to being open minded and realizing that your points of view aren't totally opposite.
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I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
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I think things can surprise you. I mean, I loved Instagram from the minute it started, but I think it surprised a lot of people how quickly it got huge.
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I've probably read more bad science fiction than anyone else alive. But I've also read more good science fiction than anyone else alive.
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Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.
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When we set out our original program from the beginning, obviously our markets were pretty limited, and we were thinking about them mostly as U.S. shows, and they would travel like other U.S. shows have.
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It's good that I put my personal ego aside. My basketball ego was, 'Why we negotiating?' But my personal ego didn't take it personal. I put my personal ego aside a little bit.
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I did not think I would be able to do myself justice if I had to speak to the players in English. I would not be able to get my emotions and feelings across.
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Nothing taxes an actor more thoroughly than a good audiobook.
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I never really thought it out. I just woke up one day, and I was involved in all these projects. They just seemed to involve animals.
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To women, a flip-flopper is the functional equivalent of the guy who never calls and always changes his mind.
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It's easier to sit there and say you don't like feminists because they don't have a sense of humor.
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It's totally different. I usually don't tell people about the Pleased if they know me from the harp. And if they are there to see the Pleased, I usually don't tell them about the harp. I am nervous that these people will expect something similar.
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I remember when Victoria Wood started to come through, and I thought she was great, though she and I are very different in our approach.
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Movies were never an art form, they were entertainment. It just evolved into an art form from there, and it's still evolving in different ways.