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.
AARON SORKINAnd a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe.
More Aaron Sorkin Quotes
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If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind.
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I consider plot a necessary intrusion on what I really want to do, which is write snappy dialogue. But when I’m writing, the way the words sound is as important to me as what they mean.
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To use a basketball metaphor, West Wing cast was a group that liked to pass as much as they liked to shoot.
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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.
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A hero would die for his country, but he’d much rather live for it.
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I’m a registered Republican, I only seem liberal because I believe that hurricanes are caused by high barometric pressure and not gay marriage.
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If I get an idea for a series that I really like, I’m sure I won’t be able to resist coming back and doing it.
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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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Toby: All right. It couldn’t have gone far, right? Sam: No. Toby: Somewhere in this building…is our talent.
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I’m a playwright. All I care about is the play being good.
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It’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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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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Toby: All right. It couldn’t have gone far, right? Sam: No. Toby: Somewhere in this building…is our talent.
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And a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe.
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Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world.
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