“Before you can steal fire from the Gods you gotta be able to get coffee for the director”

—  David Mamet

Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business (2007)

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American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film direc… 1947

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