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Movie Time.(David Mamet)(Brief Article)

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David Mamet: playwright, novelist, essayist, lecturer and a prolific filmmaker, too ("The Spanish Prisoner," "State and Main" and now "Heist"). Is he leaving the theater in pursuit of celluloid riches? PERI meets Mamet.

The poor theater. And now you're opting for movies?

I'm still writing for theater. I think I've done some of my best theater work in the last 10 years. [But] anyone who goes into the theater to make money is crazy. The reason to get into the theater now is the same as it's been since the time of Aeschylus. To meet girls.

What are the differences between theater and film?

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