07-16-2008, 12:26 AM
I read an article about American playwright, screenwriter and director David Mamet last night and it referred to a quote Mamet made about Asperger’s and the movies, which went as follows:
“Asperger's syndrome helped make the movies. The symptoms of this developmental disorder include early precocity, a great ability to maintain masses of information, a lack of ability to mix with groups in age-appropriate ways, ignorance of or indifference to social norms, high intelligence, and difficulty with transitions married to a preternatural ability to concentrate on the minutiae of the task at hand. This sounds to me like a job description for a movie director.”
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Mamet, he’s regarded by some as the greatest living American playwright and has also been involved with a number of movies that you’ve probably heard of. Here’s a link to his body of work:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000519/
“Asperger's syndrome helped make the movies. The symptoms of this developmental disorder include early precocity, a great ability to maintain masses of information, a lack of ability to mix with groups in age-appropriate ways, ignorance of or indifference to social norms, high intelligence, and difficulty with transitions married to a preternatural ability to concentrate on the minutiae of the task at hand. This sounds to me like a job description for a movie director.”
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Mamet, he’s regarded by some as the greatest living American playwright and has also been involved with a number of movies that you’ve probably heard of. Here’s a link to his body of work:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000519/