My dad was an immigrant kid and a Democrat and a Jew, and we didn't know any Republicans in our group. So I grew up Democratic. My dad was a labor lawyer - a very hardworking guy, a one-horse labor lawyer - and then I went to hippie college and lived in the bubble.
David MametI always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money.
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 Mamet