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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When asked about the "retaliation" bombings in Sudan and Afghanistan, Mamet replied, "It's kind of stunning...how sexual indiscretions, or, better yet, misuse of [President Clinton's] office becomes murder, the killing of innocent people...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mamet Speaks On Politics, Prose and Plays | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

...spin stories such as the one in Wag the Dog, Mamet said, "I think this is true of writers--I'm sure it's true of politicians. They say, 'Who would believe this?' And yet [the people...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mamet Speaks On Politics, Prose and Plays | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

When asked by a self-described journalist about the press's gullibility in the movie, Mamet answered, "If you put enough monkeys in a room, they're eventually going to say everything about everything. And that's how I feel about journalists...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mamet Speaks On Politics, Prose and Plays | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

...Mamet also stressed the importance of distinguishing between political films and drama...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mamet Speaks On Politics, Prose and Plays | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

...Mamet also spoke about Oleanna, a controversial play in which a professor and his student have communication problems, leading to accusations of sexual harassment...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mamet Speaks On Politics, Prose and Plays | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

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