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MametspeakDavid Mamet, famed for the rhythmic nature of his profane, highly theatrical dialogue, once developed a curious method of producing his trademark "Mametspeak".
The trick? Using a metronome during rehearsals to perfect his actors' delivery.
["A good film script," Mamet once oddly declared, "should be able to do completely without dialogue."]
Mamet, David (1947- ) American screenwriter, director, and playwright [noted for such plays as "A Life in the Theater", "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" and "Glengarry Glen Ross" (Pulitzer Prize); for such screenplays as Hannibal (2001), State and Main (2000), The Winslow Boy (1999), Ronin (1998), Wag the Dog (1997), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), American Buffalo (1996), We're No Angels (1989), The Untouchables (1987), The Verdict (1982, Oscar-nomination), and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981); and for his direction of such
films as The Heist (2001), House of Games (1987), Things Change (1988), Homicide (1991), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Hoffa (1992), Oleanna (1994), and Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)]
[Sources: Internet Movie database; People magazine]More David Mamet anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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