The main question in drama, the way I was taught, is always, 'What does the protagonist want?' That's what drama is. It comes down to that. It's not about theme, it's not about ideas, it's not about setting, but what the protagonist wants.

  • -- David Mamet 大卫·马梅

在戏剧中,我学到的主要问题总是,‘主角想要什么?“这就是戏剧。归根到底。这不是主题,不是想法,不是背景,而是主角想要什么。

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I don't have anything that I treasure at all. They're just things. I tend to buy an awful lot of stuff, like clothes and things. But I wouldn't be bothered if my house burns down tomorrow.

我没有任何我珍惜的东西。他们只是事情。我倾向于买很多东西,比如衣服和其他东西。但如果我的房子明天被烧毁,我也不会介意。

I think we did a pretty good role, linking, being a sounding board really and a driving force, especially from the bottom up. I think that part of this is bottom up as well as top down.

我认为我们做了一个很好的角色,连接,成为一个真正的声音板和驱动力,特别是从下到上。我认为这部分是自上而下的。

The risk from viruses is an unanswered question - and it won't be answered until you have had organs transplanted into humans over many years.

来自病毒的风险是一个没有答案的问题——直到你的器官多年来被移植到人类身上,这个问题才会得到答案。

I have always fought for ideas - until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of vision which enlighten.

我一直在为思想而战——直到我明白,启迪我的不是思想,而是悲伤、斗争和灵光一现。

If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?

如果爱是答案,你能换个说法吗?

Worst ideas? Me? Whatever do you mean? There are no bad ideas.

糟糕的想法?关键你什么意思?没有坏主意。