David Mamet: Want

David Mamet is American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director. Explore interesting quotes on 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

“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