David Mamet Quotes

We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of course, it is. It is not a protective monastery of aesthetic truth. It is a place where everything is incredibly expensive.

David Mamet

Recitation: by Male by Female

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TruthBestAestheticPlaceHollywood

There are no words to describe what it would mean making the Olympic team.

Max Aaron

WordsTeamMeanWouldOlympic

I don't care about the rules. In fact, if I don't break the rules at least 10 times in every song then I'm not doing my job properly.

Jeff Beck

JobSongCareDoingRulesBreak

I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.

Michael Crichton

FunnyI AmWorldToo MuchCertainty

For me, the two weeks between Christmas and Twelfth Night have come to be reserved for desultory reading. The pressure of the holiday is over, the weather outside is frightful, there are lots of leftovers to munch on, vacation hours are being used up.

Michael Dirda

VacationMeWeatherNightReading

To play a cop's wife - there's so much in that world, the wives or partners of anyone who is a first responder - it's not an easy job. It's not an easy way to live, to say goodbye to someone in the morning and not know what's going to happen throughout the day.

Amy Carlson

LiveMorningDayJobWifeGoodbye

My favorite country blues player was Big Bill Broonzy. City blues was Freddie King, but I liked them all - Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Ralph Willis, Lonnie Johnson, Brownie McGhee and the three Kings, B.B., Albert and Freddie. Jazz-wise, I listened to Django, Barney Kessel and Wes Montgomery.

Alvin Lee

KingCityKingsCountryBluesThree

More than any other major sport, professional or amateur, college football games are decided by the physical incompetence and downright chokery of their players.

Stephen Rodrick

FootballCollegeProfessionalGames

It is something actresses need to go through and I think they look forward to being naked in a movie. I don't know why, but it is something you need to exhaust from yourself.

Sophie Marceau

YourselfForwardThinkYouLookGo

I don't know what to expect out of my films. My first two films were with extremely talented directors, and they didn't work. And my next two films were with newcomers, and they worked well. So I've stopped expecting anything from my movies.

Sonam Kapoor

WorkKnowMoviesFirstOutAnything

There's a big difference between where I came from and the NFL. Things like this don't happen to people from there often. It just took a lot of hard work and dedication, staying on the right path, believing in myself, and having an inner drive.

Michael Oher

WorkHard WorkPathMyselfPeople

I'm a lucky person because I've been loved a lot. I have a great family.

Monica Bellucci

FamilyGreatLovedPersonLuckyLot

My agent once said, 'You're not very driven.' And it's true. I'm not the type to ring up and go, 'Get me this part!'

Johnny Vegas

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