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I 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 Sorkin

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.
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Change Expect Less More Seem Should Thinking
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
As a dramatist, you’re looking for points of friction.
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Dramatist Friction Looking Point
That’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.
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Feeling Pure Real Storyteller Time Tough
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.
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Guess Honesty Most People Right Thinking Try Want Writing
Writers are opposite of athletes, they get better with age
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Age Athlete Better Get Opposite Writer
I’ve never met anyone who has said, “My goal is to make America mediocre.” That’s a kind of hard-right conservative fallacy.
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America Conservation Conservative Goal Hard Kind Right
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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I 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.
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America Country Greatest Recognizing World
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
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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Entertainment Foremost Important West Wing
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
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
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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It wouldn’t kill you to watch a film or pick up a newspaper once in a while.
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