Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.
AARON SORKINThe guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress.
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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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As a dramatist, you’re looking for points of friction.
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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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Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word ‘census’, and people fall asleep.
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I’m a playwright. All I care about is the play being good.
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Never argue with a drunk or a fool.
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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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There’s a great tradition in storytelling that’s thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that’s really what I wanted to do.
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I want to convey that I’m crazy about the Kardashians – but I’m not sure which is which.
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I think it’s up to writers to write stuff that is compelling enough that people want to watch.
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A news organization has a much different responsibility. I might not be telling you the whole story. I might not be telling you a story in a manner that is properly sophisticated.
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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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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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Only criminals and adulterers should have to hide who they are.
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I think that if I couldn’t write, I would be unemployable.
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