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David Mamet

"Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills."

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"Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills."

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"This is real human drama, we're not creating some amusement park ride for the summer. Even though the movie is really exciting to watch, it's got a real pathos behind it."

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"I'm too short to host a late-night talk show. It's like the bar at an amusement-park ride. You have to be six foot two or over."

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"This is what fun is like," said Rain, almost to herself."

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