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It seems to me that more and more we’ve come to expect less and less from each other, and I think that should change.

Aaron Sorkin

Toby: All right. It couldn’t have gone far, right? Sam: No. Toby: Somewhere in this building…is our talent.
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Building Gone Right Somewhere Talent Toby
And a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe.
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Lake Size Tahoe Thin Wheat
Any 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.
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Disagree Look People Scene Two Written
Never argue with a drunk or a fool.
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Arguing Drunk Fool never
There are no Asian movie stars
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Change Expect Less More Seem Should Thinking
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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Anything Considerable Difficult Fake Learn People Real Rule Tend
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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Actor Kid Play Really School Wanted Went
As an audience member, I like the sound of something that’s been written – I like it to sound written. And then, of course, you can’t do it without the musicians who can play it.
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Audience Member Musician Play Sound
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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Afraid Terrible Trying Walking Wall Writing
When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that’s not going to be me.
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Direct Directors Going Not Want Writing
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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Able Create Director Hero People Writer
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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Awesome Film Going Movie Theatre War Worry
With a television series, there’s a hard deadline, and so you have to write even when you’re not writing well.
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Deadline Hard Not Well Series Television Write Writing
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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Air Back Been Felt Option Preference Time
Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world.
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Citizen Decision Forget World
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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Class Differently Opposed Screenplay Stage Teleplay Thinking Write Writing

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