When we leave the play saying how spectacular the sets or costumes were, or how interesting the ideas, it means we had a bad time.

  • -- David Mamet 大卫·马梅

当我们离开戏剧,说布景或服装多么壮观,或者想法多么有趣时,这意味着我们度过了一段糟糕的时光。

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This image of wanting to be an artist - that I would in some way become an artist -was very strong. I knew for a long, long time that that's what I would be. But nothing I ever did seemed to bring me any nearer to the condition of being an artist. And I didn't know how to do it.

这种想成为一名艺术家的想法——在某种程度上我将成为一名艺术家——非常强烈。在很长很长一段时间里,我知道我将成为这样的人。但我所做的一切似乎都没有使我更接近成为一名艺术家。我不知道怎么做。

When humor can be made to alternate with melancholy, one has a success, but when the same things are funny and melancholic at the same time, it's just wonderful.

当幽默可以和忧郁交替时,一个人就成功了,但当同样的事情同时有趣和忧郁时,那就太好了。

No I'm not a great believer in getting back over things and saying if only, or if, or buts because I don't think we actually get anywhere on that.

不,我不太相信回到过去然后说如果,如果,但是因为我不认为我们在这一点上有任何进展。

There is a strong tendency to get used to and accept very bad things that would be shocking if seen with fresh eyes.

有一种强烈的倾向去习惯和接受非常糟糕的事情,如果用新鲜的眼光去看,会令人震惊。

Well, all I can say is that people know I'm not saying anything out of malice.

我只能说大家都知道我说这些话不是出于恶意。

When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.

当经济不景气时,真正的企业家才会出现。