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Originally posted by LadyLaw@Apr 17 2004, 08:15 PM
I like David Mamet....
One of his diologues could be directly from an Oprano thread:
DON: 'Cause there's business and there's friendship, Bobby...there are many things, and when you walk around you hear a lot of things, and what you got to do is keep clear who your friends are, and who treated you like what. Or else the rest is garbage, Bob, because I want to tell you something.
BOB: Okay.
DON: Things are not always what they seem to be.
BOB: I know.
--from American Buffalo
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Mamet's a brilliant writer.
like in Glengarry Glen Ross (one of my all time favorite movies):
Blake: Your name is "your wanting", and you can't play the man's game, you can't close them, and then tell your wife your troubles. 'Cause only one thing counts in this world: get them to sign on the line which is dotted. You hear me you fuckin' faggots?
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Dave Moss: Who are you? What's your name?
Blake: You see this watch? You see this watch?
Dave Moss: Yeah.
Blake: That watch costs more than you car. I made $970,000 last year. How much you make? You see pal, that's who I am, and you're nothing. Nice guy, I don't give a shit. Good father, fuck you. Go home and play with your kids. You wanna work here, close. You think this is abuse? You think this is abuse, you cocksucker? You can't take this, how can you take the abuse you get on a sit?
Now I gotta go break out the DVD and watch the movie again. I could watch Alec Baldwin's speech over and over again.