Theatre Analysis. In this excerpt of his book True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor David Mamet is discussing the importance of habitual behavior in relation to success in theatre

Sophie Karbjinski Response to 01.09.201
Theatre – HL “Habit” – David Mamet Wordcount: 467
In this excerpt of his book “True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor” David Mamet is discussing the importance of habitual behavior in relation to success in theatre and our daily lives.
In my opinion, he does this in a very mechanical kind of way, matching certain places (e.g. “rehearsal”, “home” and “the stage”) with certain activities (e.g. “work”, “reflection” and “action”). This might work as a technique of creating places of concentration and inspiration for some people, but will definitely not work for everyone; therefore Mamet shouldn’t be stating it as a generally applicable formula for successful acting and theatre.
