David Mamet is a playwright, screenwriter, director, and author. He has won a Pulitzer prize and received Tony nominations for his plays, "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "Speed-the-Plow." His screenwriting credits include "The Verdict" and "The Untouchables." His latest book, "Recessional: The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunch," is available now.
The Joe Rogan Experience
To a large extent you don't know. For example, if in Hollywood, I wrote my first movie, I think 1979,
and the guy who gave me notes on the movie was a guy called Samson Rafelson.
Samson Rafelson is famous because he wrote the first talking picture.
That's how close I am to the beginning of Hollywood.
So I got to enjoy like 40 years of the great adventure of the movie business.
But the movies that I made aren't getting made anymore.
What kind of movies?
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