Just to clarify the division of labor on the show, I write the show and Alan [Poul] does everything else.
AARON SORKINThat’s a very real feeling – that I don’t have a story to tell. I’m not a pure storyteller. I have a tough time with story.
More Aaron Sorkin Quotes
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And a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe.
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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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She’s a person; the doctor pronounces her dead, not the news.
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Never argue with a drunk or a fool.
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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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My resting pulse as a writer is writing idealistically and romantically; aspirationally. My taste lies in quixotic heroes.
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Writers are opposite of athletes, they get better with age
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I’ve never met anyone who has said, “My goal is to make America mediocre.” That’s a kind of hard-right conservative fallacy.
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I’ve never met anyone who has said, “My goal is to make America mediocre.” That’s a kind of hard-right conservative fallacy.
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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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It’s important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. ‘The West Wing’ isn’t meant to be good for you.
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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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As an audience member, I like the sound of something that’s been written – I like it to sound written. And then, of course, you can’t do it without the musicians who can play it.
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It’s a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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The 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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