David Mamet
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Oh, I don't know. They seem to like my work a lot in Italy, and I got a lot of supporters. In fact, that Henry Johnson movie premiered at the Tarmina Film Festival. That was a world premiere. Other than that. I've always been very interested in education, and I wrote this novel that's coming out soon called Some Recollections of St.
Oh, I don't know. They seem to like my work a lot in Italy, and I got a lot of supporters. In fact, that Henry Johnson movie premiered at the Tarmina Film Festival. That was a world premiere. Other than that. I've always been very interested in education, and I wrote this novel that's coming out soon called Some Recollections of St.
Ives, which is a false memoir of a guy teaching for 40 years at a New England prep school. I'm very, very happy with that. So that's coming out next month.
Ives, which is a false memoir of a guy teaching for 40 years at a New England prep school. I'm very, very happy with that. So that's coming out next month.
Ives, which is a false memoir of a guy teaching for 40 years at a New England prep school. I'm very, very happy with that. So that's coming out next month.
Yeah, it's about education. It's about a fellow looking back and saying, really, what is education? What did we do with this school that's different than other schools? What have I learned? And so years ago I said to my wife, I want to write a book about education. She said, please, please don't. So instead I wrote a novel about a school.
Yeah, it's about education. It's about a fellow looking back and saying, really, what is education? What did we do with this school that's different than other schools? What have I learned? And so years ago I said to my wife, I want to write a book about education. She said, please, please don't. So instead I wrote a novel about a school.
Yeah, it's about education. It's about a fellow looking back and saying, really, what is education? What did we do with this school that's different than other schools? What have I learned? And so years ago I said to my wife, I want to write a book about education. She said, please, please don't. So instead I wrote a novel about a school.
Well, I think so. But see, the other thing is the contributory factor is the internet because kids are addicted to these, you know, I got a bunch of kids and they came into the end of the addiction. They're addicted to this stupid fucking machine. which means that they don't see the world.
Well, I think so. But see, the other thing is the contributory factor is the internet because kids are addicted to these, you know, I got a bunch of kids and they came into the end of the addiction. They're addicted to this stupid fucking machine. which means that they don't see the world.
Well, I think so. But see, the other thing is the contributory factor is the internet because kids are addicted to these, you know, I got a bunch of kids and they came into the end of the addiction. They're addicted to this stupid fucking machine. which means that they don't see the world.
And you walk around my neighborhood, you see not only teenagers on the stupid fucking machine, but guys pushing a baby carriage, and the fucking baby's on the stupid fucking machine. No, not a baby. Yes, indeed. I have pictures.
And you walk around my neighborhood, you see not only teenagers on the stupid fucking machine, but guys pushing a baby carriage, and the fucking baby's on the stupid fucking machine. No, not a baby. Yes, indeed. I have pictures.
And you walk around my neighborhood, you see not only teenagers on the stupid fucking machine, but guys pushing a baby carriage, and the fucking baby's on the stupid fucking machine. No, not a baby. Yes, indeed. I have pictures.
You're saying babies have cell phones? No, not a cell phone, whatever they are, the little games, right? So the thing about all these machines is that they're hypnotic. So they're just like cigarettes, right? They get you all jazzed up, and so they make you want to... Smoke more cigarettes because you're jazzed up. The periodicity of the machines is hypnotic. You can't look away.
You're saying babies have cell phones? No, not a cell phone, whatever they are, the little games, right? So the thing about all these machines is that they're hypnotic. So they're just like cigarettes, right? They get you all jazzed up, and so they make you want to... Smoke more cigarettes because you're jazzed up. The periodicity of the machines is hypnotic. You can't look away.
You're saying babies have cell phones? No, not a cell phone, whatever they are, the little games, right? So the thing about all these machines is that they're hypnotic. So they're just like cigarettes, right? They get you all jazzed up, and so they make you want to... Smoke more cigarettes because you're jazzed up. The periodicity of the machines is hypnotic. You can't look away.
So you have to give yourself a reason that you've been hypnotized. And you say, oh, it's because I like secession rather than the Game of Thrones, or because I need to stay involved, or because I need this, or because I need da-da-da-da-da. But to me, the giveaway phrase, I think I put it in the book, is I just have to. What are you doing? It's 10 o'clock. I just have to do this, right?
So you have to give yourself a reason that you've been hypnotized. And you say, oh, it's because I like secession rather than the Game of Thrones, or because I need to stay involved, or because I need this, or because I need da-da-da-da-da. But to me, the giveaway phrase, I think I put it in the book, is I just have to. What are you doing? It's 10 o'clock. I just have to do this, right?
So you have to give yourself a reason that you've been hypnotized. And you say, oh, it's because I like secession rather than the Game of Thrones, or because I need to stay involved, or because I need this, or because I need da-da-da-da-da. But to me, the giveaway phrase, I think I put it in the book, is I just have to. What are you doing? It's 10 o'clock. I just have to do this, right?