Mamet Speak/Quotes

"Margaret: It was fate I found you.

Mike: Yes, it was.

Margaret: Because together...

Mike: Yes, we can.

Margaret: When I saw that they came after me...

Mike: It's all right. You're safe.

Margaret: No, I knew that I was being punished.

Mike: It was an accident. No.

Margaret: No, I knew that I was bad. Do you know why? Do you know when I knew? Because

Mike:

Margaret:

Mike:

Margaret:

Mike:

Margaret: Mike?"

- House of Games

"Susan Ricci: You never know who anybody is. With the exception of me, I am what I look like. Why is that, Mr. Ross?

Joe Ross: I think you look just fine.

Susan: No, anybody could be anybody mysterious or-- Take that guy who got off the sea plane. Alright? Take him.

Joe: What about him?

Susan: What about him? Who was he?

Joe: I dunno. Fellow who got off the plane.

Susan: Just my point. Just my point. We think he's the fellow who got off the plane.

Joe: Can't go around mistrusting everybody. You mistrust everybody?

Susan: No. Just strangers.

Joe: Ah. We saw him get off the plane.

Susan: We did not! W-we saw him in a boat which came from the direction of the plane.

Joe: I saw him get off the plane.

Susan: Well, maybe that's just what you think you saw. [pause, Joe sits down] I got a picture. I took a picture of you and he's in the background and I believe you'll see, I can't say that I'm sure, but I think you'll see that his little boat just came from the direction of the plane and we have no idea who anyone is."

- The Spanish Prisoner