Who is David Mamet
David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of off-Broadway 1970s plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and previewed off-Broadway in 2017.Feature films that Mamet both wrote and directed include House of Games (1987), Homicide (1991), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), and his biggest commercial success, Heist (2001). His screenwriting credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Verdict (1982), The Untouchables (1987), Hoffa (1992), Wag the Dog...
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- Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.
- In practice we, in the world, must do business with each other.
- I understand that computers, which I once believed to be but a hermaphrodite typewriter-cum-filing cabinet, offer the cyber literate increased ability to communicate. I do not think this is altogether a bad thing, however it may appear on the surface.
- Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
- You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?'
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Transjewtalian: just watched “the spanish prisoner” a bit slow moving in the first half but was a rlly good film i enjoyed it a lot-interesting seeing steve martin in a non comedy role-you could also tell the film was made by a playwright but i’ve enjoyed both david mamet films i’ve seenDeepdivequotes: it's like a david mamet monologue.
Rickallen24: rock calendar 3-29-88: madonna appears on broadway for the first time in david mamet's "speed the plow." no.1 song: never gonna give you up- rick astley -- no.1 lp: "dirty dancing" soundtrack
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