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.
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.
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I would love for people to think that I am as quick, clever, smart and heroic as the characters that I write, but those characters are characters.
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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 want to convey that I’m crazy about the Kardashians – but I’m not sure which is which.
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Toby Zeigler: There’s literally no one in the world I don’t hate right now.
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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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Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So I’m writing episode seven now and couldn’t tell you what happens in episode eight.
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Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.
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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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As a dramatist, you’re looking for points of friction.
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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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It’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.
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This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up.
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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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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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I’m terribly afraid of failure. When your identity is wrapped up in writing and you’ve written something that doesn’t work, it’s a tough pill to swallow.
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