David Mamet: Want

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“Every scene should be able to answer three questions: "Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don't get it? Why now?”

David Mamet

Source: Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business

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“Where have you been, Shelly? Bruce and Harriet Nyborg. Do you want to see the memos…? They're nuts… they used to call in every week […] Did you see how they were living? […] The people are insane. They just like talking to salesmen.”

David Mamet Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross (1993), John Williamson

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