David Mamet

"We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of pie."

- David Mamet

"We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie."

- David Mamet

"Having spent too many years in show business, the one thing I see that succeeds is persistence. It’s the person who just ain’t gonna go home. I decided early on that I wasn’t going to go home. This is what I’ll be doing until they put me in jail or in a coffin."

- David Mamet

"When you’re stuck, go back to your characters’ motivations."

- David Mamet

"Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance."

- David Mamet

"Always be closing."

- David Mamet