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Every Scene Should Be Able To Answer Three Questions: "who Wants What From Whom? What Happens If They Don't Get It? Why Now?"
-David Mamet
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Every Scene Should Be Able
David Mamet
Every Scene Should Be Able To Answer Three Questions: "who Wants What From Whom? What Happens If They Don't Get It? Why Now?"
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