The write stuff, according to Zosia Mamet
(5 Feb 2021) THE WRITE STUFF, ACCORDING TO ZOSIA MAMET When your father is David Mamet, one of the most highly regarded American playwrights, it s expected that you d have a high standard for what constitutes good writing. But, Zosia Mamet, one of David s four children who is an actor, says her education was more subtle. I hated school and I would come home most days and there would be a book on my bed. And my dad introduced me to like some of my favorite authors ever and so I read really great literature for from a very young age. And I think, you know, I saw a lot of theater growing up. I was exposed to a lot of really wonderful writing and so I think that s probably mostly where it comes Mamet, who most recently costarred in the HBO Max series The Flight Attendant with Kaley Cuoco, says good writing is something you feel. When you read it, it either sounds and feels like the way someone would talk or it sounds and feels like a good st
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