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{{quote|'''Moss:''' No. What do you mean? Have I talked to him about this... [pause] |
{{quote|'''Moss:''' No. What do you mean? Have I talked to him about this... [pause] |
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'''Aaronow:''' Yes. I mean are you actually talking about this, or are we just... |
'''Aaronow:''' Yes. I mean are you actually talking about this, or are we just... |
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'''Moss:''' No, we're just... |
'''Moss:''' No, we're just... |
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'''Aaronow:''' We're just "talking" about it. |
'''Aaronow:''' We're just "talking" about it. |
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'''Moss:''' We're just speaking about it. [pause] As an idea. |
'''Moss:''' We're just speaking about it. [pause] As an idea. |
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'''Aaronow:''' As an idea. |
'''Aaronow:''' As an idea. |
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'''Moss:''' Yes. |
'''Moss:''' Yes. |
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'''Aaronow:''' We're not actually talking about it. |
'''Aaronow:''' We're not actually talking about it. |
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'''Moss:''' No. |
'''Moss:''' No. |
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'''Aaronow:''' Talking about it as a... |
'''Aaronow:''' Talking about it as a... |
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'''Moss:''' No. |
'''Moss:''' No. |
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'''Aaronow:''' As a robbery. |
'''Aaronow:''' As a robbery. |
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'''Moss:''' As a "robbery"? No.|''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]''}} |
'''Moss:''' As a "robbery"? No.|''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]''}} |
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* 40's film director Howard Hawks favored a style of dialog similar to Mamet's, especially in terms of speed and overlap. He had to do without the cussing, of course. |
* 40's film director Howard Hawks favored a style of dialog similar to Mamet's, especially in terms of speed and overlap. He had to do without the cussing, of course. |
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* Possibly referenced in a couple lines of dialogue from ''[[The Toxic Avenger]] 2'', of all places: |
* Possibly referenced in a couple lines of dialogue from ''[[The Toxic Avenger]] 2'', of all places: |
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{{quote|'''Apocalypse Inc. Chairman''': "Neither a borrower, nor a lender be"... Shakespeare. |
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'''Homeless Woman''': "Fuck You"... David Mamet. }} |
'''Homeless Woman''': "Fuck You"... David Mamet. }} |
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