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The Great Acting Blog: “David Mamet Discusses His New Play”

12.05.2018 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

https://soundcloud.com/theeconomist/the-economist-asks-what-is Davis Mamet on terrific form discussing his new play, Bitter Wheat, inspired by an interchange he had with an actress, #metoo and Harvey Weinstein. Here's an excerpt from the interview...

The Great Acting Blog: “Don’t Take My Word For It… “

28.07.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

... "Your chances of making a living or making a better living are increased by writing something that you would want to write badly enough that you would actually go out and raise the money to direct it. You’re much better to do that because...

David Mamet’s Face To Face Interview (1998)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXyuNBoNGBs&list=UUIY6Uk_5rRlISfH8Hyky3_w Jeremy Isaacs’ 1998 “Face To Face” interview with Mamet, where he discusses acting, playwriting, theatre, plus his life and career. It’s 37 minutes long but well worth the time. I’ve pasted some nuggets from it below...

The Great Acting Blog: “Creativity Mistakes Help Us Grow”

28.09.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'t3RrLo8-TARqAOTLAl4XQg',sig:'OzdhSV0DNJoxTl9eypgJcNgkwKr6cvPqKCO7Cn16eQ8=',w:'594px',h:'408px',items:'3365434',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })}); Richard Burton, during his 1967 interview with Kenneth Tynan, says he likes to be "free" on stage, not giving the same performance night after night. I was especially piqued however, when he said; "I'm invited to be bad...

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The Great Acting Blog: “David Mamet Discusses His New Play”

The Great Acting Blog: “Don’t Take My Word For It… “

David Mamet’s Face To Face Interview (1998)

The Great Acting Blog: “Creativity Mistakes Help Us Grow”