John Mankiewicz

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Executive Producer · Born Feb 18, 1954 · United States Of America · Male

John Mankiewicz (born February 18, 1954) is an American television and film executive producer and screenwriter. He was co-executive producer for House of Cards, he co-created the television series The Street and has written and produced episodes for House M.D. and occasionally writes for The New Yorker. He was born in New York City the son of Ilene Thelma (Korsen) and screenwriter Don Mankiewicz, a member of the Mankiewicz famil

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From “Mob Rules”

“Dr. Robert Chase: The hematoma caused the coma. Dr. Gregory House: That's a catchy diagnosis. You could dance to that.”

Tagged: Coma, catchy, Rhyme, Dancing, Diagnosis

From “Honeymoon”

“Dr. James Wilson: Hey, you have to treat this like a regular case. Be yourself: cold, uncaring, distant. Dr. Gregory House: Please, don't put me on a pedestal.”

Tagged: regular case, cold, normal, uncaring, distant

“If you can fake sincerity, you can fake pretty much anything.”

Tagged: Sincerity, fake

From “Chapter 47”

“Brave is never giving up. You fight, no matter what.”

Tagged: Bravery, Persistence

From “Chapter 53”

“Do you want to live? Tell us what we want. Tell us what we want to hear.”

Tagged: Threats, Appeasement

From “Chapter 55”

“He’s hiding something...but it doesn’t matter. He’s modern. He makes the presidency accessible. I mean, don’t you want to see the candidate stay up all night?”

Tagged: Modern, Presidency, Accessible

From “Chapter 60”

“...you can’t just sit back and admire the view. I’ve learned you’ve got to grab the present by the balls. That’s where the American people live.”

Tagged: Americans, Proactive

“History is earned. You win the day, and then you win the day after, and you do the same thing every day until you’re dead. And you’re remembered not for the winning, but because you never lost!”

Tagged: History, Winning

John Mankiewicz

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