David Mamet's Writing Advice: "There's No Such Thing As Character"

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Some advice from David Mamet on characterisation and character development that I've found really useful.

0:00 - Introduction
1:18 - What is Character?
2:58 - Character is Action
3:58 - Case Studies
7:02 - This Concept, Applied
8:36 - Beyond Character

Let me know if you find this useful in the comments!

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