Let the cut tell the story. Otherwise you have not got dramatic action, you've got narration.
David MametFilms have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills.
David MametWhen we leave the play saying how spectacular the sets or costumes were, or how interesting the ideas, it means we had a bad time.
David MametSociety functions in a way much more interesting than the multiple-choice pattern we have been rewarded for succeeding at in school. Success in life comes not from the ability to choose between the four presented answers, but from the rather more difficult and painfully acquired ability to formulate the questions.
David Mamet