If somebody else is achieving more than I am, that means I can do it, too. Everybody has the ability to raise themselves up, and my life has been marked by that.
Ridley Scott’s company makes great work in whatever arena, whether it’s movies or commercials or television. They just do really quality stuff, so you know it’s going to be quality.
The script was given to me by one of my agents and they didn’t tell me anything about it. My first reaction was, “The West Wing? Is it about a squadron of fighter jets?” Then I turned the page and saw, ‘by Aaron Sorkin’ and I knew it was going to be something good.
I have been looking forward to this age of my life for a long time. In my twenties, I marked the days on the calendar – I was sick of playing high-school kids.
That chemistry that we had [with Fred Savage] is very, very hard to find. We were lucky to have those 22 episodes [of The Grinder]. I’m unendingly proud of it.
Actually, if I had to do it over [leaving the show the West Wing], I’d do the same thing, because lost in the shuffle of it is that Aaron [Sorkin] left the same year I did. And I would not have wanted to be on The West Wing with somebody else writing it.
The really good thing about my career is that I never went through a phase where I played characters who had names like “Partygoer,” “Waiter,” or “Guy #1.”
![Rob Lowe Quote - Chris [Farley] – I would consider him a comic animal. With the emphasis on “animal.”](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/chris-farley-i-would-consider-him-a-comic-animal-w.jpg)
![Rob Lowe Quote - William Devane was amazing [ in The Grinder] – that we were able to reinvent an acting legend as a comedy star – that’s very gratifying.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/william-devane-was-amazing-in-the-grinder-that-we-.jpg)
![Rob Lowe Quote - That chemistry that we had [with Fred Savage] is very, very hard to find. We were lucky to have those 22 episodes [of The Grinder]. I’m unendingly proud of it.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/that-chemistry-that-we-had-with-fred-savage-is-ver-683x1024.jpg)
![Rob Lowe Quote - Actually, if I had to do it over [leaving the show the West Wing], I’d do the same thing, because lost in the shuffle of it is that Aaron [Sorkin] left the same year I did. And I would not have wanted to be on The West Wing with somebody else writing it.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/actually-if-i-had-to-do-it-over-leaving-the-show-t-683x1024.jpg)
