Joe Mantegna covers most of his working career with Mamet starting with their rather low key introduction. He mentions his work on the stage play of Glengarry Glen Ross (who ironically got the role after Al Pacino turned it down, Pacino of course going on to play the same role in the film version) and how his not getting the same part in the movie version of the play led to him getting the role of confidence man Mike Mancuso. He continues on with how Mamet works with a close circle of friends, always using the same people, and is proud of the fact that he was able to once convince Mamet to allow him to change one line of dialogue. He also gives an interesting analysis of his character. This segment is divided into four chapters.