I get it when someone *does* something so horrible that you question your relationship with their work, but when someone just *says* something horrible? That's so frequent with great artists that it just can't matter

Why would quoting Hemingway be a bad thing in a masterclass about writing?

Of course they should. Mamet's personal views are not an indictment of his gifts as a writer.

With great editing, storytelling, and top tier video quality, I checked the numbers on this video expecting it would have over 150k views and you would have close to 100k subscribers. You're definitely on your way to KZfaq stardom (at least in the film community)

There's some maturity in recognizing that someone you don't agree with does have useful insight to provide, but this also comes across as a very entitled perspective. As if, because he doesn't share your particular political views, he doesn't deserve to be respected or compensated for his work. It's quite a childish view of the world.

That this is even a question is an indictment of the fastidious times we live in. Grow a pair.

A strong viewpoint is paramount to making movies. The greats had this along with the courage of their convictions. This is the reason the ‘white boomer’ films have been so influential. They present strong views and speak universal truths about human nature. Granted, some employ cliched stereotypes to do so, but these stereotypes in themselves are often a distillation of a universal truth. I look at many of them not as art that has ‘aged badly’ but as a time capsule of human truths that have been unfettered by the current narrative . I enjoyed this video and will go back and re-read his book.

No Breakfast Club slander.

Also, the thing is, an experienced actor will only put up with Mamet-style "direction" from Mamet. If you're not David Mamet and told an actor who had a question "It's all in the words" they'd probably give up on you and forge their own path.

Just because you don't agree with someone that doesn't necessarily mean that you can't learn something from them. Which is a hard thing to accept because emotions, ego and personal taste can block being open to something new and different.

Great discussion on Mamet and his book... buying it... As a side note I was a camera op on that shoot. :)

Good video, i have enjoyed many films Mamet has worked and from what i recall of them the content you explored in the video speaks to his strengths. So it's not surprising it is still a great book, which ofc is the premise of your video haha.

I came to Mamet through writing, and Three Uses of The Knife: On The Nature and Purpose of Drama is a slim volume I return to often. Thanks for the video. It was my first for your channel.

So many interesting thoughts in only one video. I recommend more than one watch. I have not intention on directing any film but still going to look for a used copy of the book.

Modern filmmakers Should read some sort of how to guide on filmmaking. There's a lot of crap movies being made the last 15 years or so.

Hey man, really enjoying your channel. I used to sit in diners reading Mamet, and I still think I've learned a lot from reading him. There is one book of essays I can't recall the title, that started to leak some of his more venomous personal views out into the world, and I was just stunned. Turned me right off. Glad I encountered it sort of last, though...but, on the whole, there's no denying some of insight into craft. But, yeah, personally I just had to detach. It's a good lesson in controlling our tendencies toward hero-worship!

Yes, yes they should read them. Why? Because he's an incredibly gifted writer. An artist has no obligation to fully align themselves with your exact political/social views. There's value in having a creative landscape represented by multiple points of view.

What have you done?

Fincher: great director or indecisive filmmaker?

Yeah, I think myself and the majority of actors take issue with Mamet's dogma that a character is all in the words. Just say the dialogue in a straightforward, uninflected manner and it'll all be there. Dialogue can be interpreted in any number of ways -- even his dialogue. Mamet just won't acknowledge that.

Could you please explain why you use such an ugly word towards him? I know some of his works and have seen many interviews with him and he gives the impression of a great person.

Qué gran video, joder

Dean, great video. I just subscribed. Please keep up the good work. I also loved your video on the RED FLAG movie. Very inspiring. Btw, I understand that a camera is not the most important aspect of filmmaking, but just out of curiosity. Which camera are you using for the talking head portions of this video? Thank you Dean.

he is super right about this poetry thing

I love the book and I enjoyed your video. But a lot of his films from 80-90s, I often feel actors are very wooden and unnatural.(At least he's doing what he says) And there are beautiful films shot in long takes. On one hand there is montage/uninflected images, they are very important to understand to be utilized but on the other hand there are long takes, method acting, mise-en-scene, music, sound, etc. that are also as important as montage.

holy carp... a youtuber that held my interest throughout and made a video I did enjoy... And you have even less subscribers than me? That... that should be unpossible, poppyposh, I say!

Reminds me of TCM apologizing for some of their older films for not being woke yet.

*Watches video to see if David Mamet an asshole… ends up like David Mamet even more.

just finished it; there were some useful tips and thoughts but man is it a grind to work through at times; would not recommend it

What’s wrong with Quoting Hemingway?

Y E S

Art....artist. Fin

I looked on Amazon, and it says that the book is 128 pages. You're telling me that you can read 128 pages in an hour? So, two pages a minute?

Cool tatts brah …white boomers brah …I’m creative brah

I’m not sure how his views affect his work? He comes from a specific context that believes certain things that may annoy others. No one is born and raised in a vacuum.

"You don't show a shot of a guy sweating, and then have him say: boy, I'm nervous about this test." You don't? Have you seen a movie in the last decade? That's considered good dialog these days.

Seldom worry much over an artist's private opinions or actions.

I definitely understand how movies don't age well I know that you weren't covering Kubrick during this video but the last time I watched The Shining the only part that scared me and maybe because I am an African-American was when the black guy who saw The Shining and the young boy got called the n-word. 😢😢😢😂😂😂😂 that was how my emotions happened

Agree with your video. The book is surprisingly good and straight to the point. Very unpretentious way of making films. But yeah Mamet is a twat.

'On Directing' *did* change my world, and Mamet was a God to me, but...his views on climate change alone are dangerous. However, I do still respect his views on writing, and I buy everything he publishes.

Mamet's political views aren't 'awful' at all, they're completely reasonable and rational. His work is still brilliant, I urge people to read his plays and screenplays - they're a masterclass in their own right. He's rightly famous, you, on the other hand, Peter2ton, I've never heard of - with good reason, evidently.

This generation has turned tattoos into a sign of being a fairy.

Calling someone you don't agree with an as$hole is really mature.😊

So, I just pretty much read about Mr. Mamet on Wick, because prior to this video, I wasn’t aware of who he is. You insulted him so much, I just had to do a little research for myself, and I must say, I don’t have any issues with his views. Apparently he has denounced himself from being a far left lunatic, which I find very commendable. And the whole “teachers are pedophiles” thing was a little disingenuous on your part, because in fairness to him, in CONTEXT he was in support of parents rights to have a say on what their children learn, which was in opposition to the “don’t say gay bill” out of Florida. You shouldn’t use your platform to disparage folks just because they’re Trump supporters. Stick to what you say this is about…FILM.

Omg, it’s so painful to be a non-liberal in an all liberal industry.

His essay books are better and more sprawling.... Kubrick's bone to spaceship shot didn't work cause you're supposed to know that the spaceship was an atomic weapons delivery ship, get it ? Weapons : bone to atomic bomb = we haven't changed....

Calling someone an "asshole" just because they have a different view or opinion from yours says a lot more about you than it says about them. You're completely free to disagree with someone who has different opinions than yours, but for you to try and discredit someone who is a great talent just comes across as childish and petty. Also I recently watched interviews with David Mamet on Bill Maher and Joe Rogan shows and to me he actually sounds like a normal Common Sense guy who is calling out woke culture and how ridiculous the far left has become in the past 10 years and how this woke culture is completely out of control. I work in the industry, and the DEI (diversity equity and inclusion) stuff in the industry is getting really insane and ridiculous. Most networks and TV shows now have diversity quotes, and instead of having a meritocracy where we hire the best and most talented people, we hire people based on skin color. As artists, we must speak out against this kind of nonsense of having diversity quotes on film sets, in writer's rooms, or on screen talent. I highly recommend that you read Recessional​ by David Mamet. He talks a lot about how this push for diversity is destroying and ruining our industry in that book.

I think your opening statements are a bit prejudiced and close-minded. Anyway, you should not discredit someone's work because they are an asshole. That will limit you. Hell, you might even want to work with them because you might be able to learn something. And learning to put up with assholes can be valuable. That said, I've found Mamet to be a better screenwriter than director.

Just because he likes Trump, doesn't make him an asshole.

Letting politics color your review??