Honestly, I don’t try to guess at what most people want. I don’t think I’d guess right, and I just think that that’s not a good recipe for storytelling. I try to write what I like, what I think my friends would like.
AARON SORKINHonestly, I don’t try to guess at what most people want. I don’t think I’d guess right, and I just think that that’s not a good recipe for storytelling. I try to write what I like, what I think my friends would like.
AARON SORKINA hero would die for his country, but he’d much rather live for it.
AARON SORKINI like workplace shows and White House was a very glamorous workplace to set a show in; it appealed to a sense of romanticism and idealism that I have.
AARON SORKINOnly criminals and adulterers should have to hide who they are.
AARON SORKINThe thing I know how to do most is write a play. I came up loving plays and learning about plays and writing plays. I actually feel like an outsider when I’m writing movies and television.
AARON SORKINI want to convey that I’m crazy about the Kardashians – but I’m not sure which is which.
AARON SORKINThe hardest thing for me is getting started. If I’m writing a script, really 90 per cent of it would be just walking around, climbing the walls, just trying to put the idea together. Then the final 10 per cent would be writing it.
AARON SORKINI have a lot of respect for people who are great at ad-libbing, and for writers and directors who are able to create a scene in which that works.
AARON SORKINAny time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That’s what I look for.
AARON SORKINCertainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word ‘census’, and people fall asleep.
AARON SORKINIt’s populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling.
AARON SORKINThat’s a very real feeling – that I don’t have a story to tell. I’m not a pure storyteller. I have a tough time with story.
AARON SORKINThe guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress.
AARON SORKINIt’s important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. ‘The West Wing’ isn’t meant to be good for you.
AARON SORKINI don’t believe there are two sides to every argument. I think the facts are the center. And watching the news abandon the facts in favor of “fairness” is what’s troubling to me.
AARON SORKINWe live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.
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