The thing I know how to do most is write a play. I came up loving plays and learning about plays and writing plays. I actually feel like an outsider when I’m writing movies and television.
AARON SORKINWhat’s interesting, is that I’ve found that the more accomplished a director is, the more secure they are in giving direction that sounds incredibly unsophisticated.
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She’s a person; the doctor pronounces her dead, not the news.
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There are television critics, movie critics, and theater critics too who I like and who I follow and I get genuinely bummed when they don’t like something that I’ve written because I usually agree with them.
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Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep can play with the boys but there just aren’t that many tour-de-force roles out there for women.
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The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one – America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.
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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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I want to convey that I’m crazy about the Kardashians – but I’m not sure which is which.
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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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There are no Asian movie stars
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Toby Zeigler: There’s literally no one in the world I don’t hate right now.
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When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that’s not going to be me.
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My resting pulse as a writer is writing idealistically and romantically; aspirationally. My taste lies in quixotic heroes.
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Only criminals and adulterers should have to hide who they are.
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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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I have a lot of respect for people who are great at ad-libbing, and for writers and directors who are able to create a scene in which that works.
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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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