Quotes by David Mamet

I'm not the guy to ask about politics. I'm a gag writer.

Liberalism is a religion. Its tenets cannot be proved, its capacity for waste and destruction demonstrated. But it affords a feeling of spiritual rectitude at little or no cost.

The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create.

It's upsetting to be a man in our society.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember.