Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world.
AARON SORKINAnd a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe.
More Aaron Sorkin Quotes
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Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep can play with the boys but there just aren’t that many tour-de-force roles out there for women.
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There are no Asian movie stars
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The 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.
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I don’t think I write differently when I’m writing a screenplay, as opposed to a stage play or a teleplay. Maybe if I were in a film class and there was time to think about it, we could point out differences.
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I 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.
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Film doesn’t have to worry. Movies are awesome. There’s no war going on, theaters aren’t going to lose.
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Roxy Sorkin, your father just won the Academy Award. I’m going to have to insist on some respect from your guinea pig.
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My resting pulse as a writer is writing idealistically and romantically; aspirationally. My taste lies in quixotic heroes.
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It’s a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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Toby: All right. It couldn’t have gone far, right? Sam: No. Toby: Somewhere in this building…is our talent.
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My resting pulse as a writer is writing idealistically and romantically; aspirationally. My taste lies in quixotic heroes.
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People who don’t know anything tend to make up fake rules, the real rules being considerably more difficult to learn.
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Never argue with a drunk or a fool.
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What’s interesting, is that I’ve found that the more accomplished a director is, the more secure they are in giving direction that sounds incredibly unsophisticated.
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Writing anything, it sorta starts the way you’d build a castle at the beach. You’re just taking your hands and you’re mounting up sand.
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If I get an idea for a series that I really like, I’m sure I won’t be able to resist coming back and doing it.
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My preference would have been to not go back on the air after 911, at all until the time felt right but that wasn’t an option.
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be an actor. I was acting in all the school plays. I went to school for acting. I was really sure that that’s what I wanted to do.
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The guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress.
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If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind.
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It’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.
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When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that’s not going to be me.
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I think it’s up to writers to write stuff that is compelling enough that people want to watch.
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Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.
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To use a basketball metaphor, West Wing cast was a group that liked to pass as much as they liked to shoot.
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The downside to series television is that the schedule is ferocious. It constantly feels like you have a midterm due that you haven’t started yet.
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