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.
AARON SORKINAny 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.
More Aaron Sorkin Quotes
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Toby Zeigler: There’s literally no one in the world I don’t hate right now.
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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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Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.
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Only criminals and adulterers should have to hide who they are.
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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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It’s a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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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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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’m terribly afraid of failure. When your identity is wrapped up in writing and you’ve written something that doesn’t work, it’s a tough pill to swallow.
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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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When I was a kid, I wanted to be an actor. I was acting in all the school plays. I went to school for acting. I was really sure that that’s what I wanted to do.
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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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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 sick of girls who don’t know how to high-five.
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