The invisible carnage of the unf-ed wives and the children not being read to is just wafting out.
BRADLEY WHITFORDThe moment I became available, he called me last year and asked me if I wanted to do it and then I just had to audition for the powers that be, and I got it.
More Bradley Whitford Quotes
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You don’t want to become one of those Hollywood idiots who is just blathering about anything
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I used to defend the West Wing show from the charge of sentimentality or wish-fulfilment, because I think if you do go into the Barack Obama White House you will find six or seven people around him who are true believers.
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You don’t want your credibility banana to turn brown, but you do want to speak out about what you believe in.
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One of the most surreal moments in this election was after the third debate, when I heard a talking head say, Al Gore won on substance, on the issues. But you have to give the victory to Bush because he seems presidential.
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As an actor you always feel like you’re swimming upstream.
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Infuse your life with action.
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When you act, you’re always playing a version of yourself. You can’t bring more to the role than what you are
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The issue for my character, and the issue of the show is, how dirty do your feet have to get without suffocating yourself in the mud in order to get an inch of what you really want done?
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We’re telling a story. And the demands of that are different from the demands of a documentary. The audience must believe in order to keep faith in the story.
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Infuse your life with action. Don’t wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope.
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Having an affair with an intern is just an incredibly stupid thing to do.
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In the right situation, acting on television can be extraordinarily satisfying creatively. But that’s incredibly rare. Otherwise, it can be like working in a really remunerative coal mine. That’s the down side.
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Take action. Every story you’ve ever connected with, every leader you’ve ever admired, every puny little thing that you’ve ever accomplished is the result of taking action.
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You need to be real enough to be believable, but you don’t necessarily have to be real enough to be real. There is a distinction.
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I identify with this guy’s frustration and inability to control his fury at moments. I even identify with the way that this guy covers up a lot with humour. So yeah, it’s interesting.
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