I look back upon my Liberal political beliefs with a sort of wonder – as another exercise in self-involvement – rewarding myself for some superiority I could not logically describe. – David Mamet
Obama is a tyrant the same way FDR was a tyrant. He has a view of presidential power that states: the government is in control of the country, and the president is in charge of the government. He’s taken an imperial view of the presidency. – David Mamet
You know, young actors say all the time, ‘Should I use my own life experience?’ And my response is, ‘What choice do you have?’ – David Mamet
People ask me, ‘What do you do?’ And I tell them I’m a writer, but always with the silent reservation, ‘I am, of course, not really a writer. Hemingway was a writer.’ – David Mamet
It’s hard to write a good play because it’s hard to structure a plot. If you can think of it off the top of your head, so can the audience. – 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 than just a kind word. – David Mamet