It wouldn’t kill you to watch a film or pick up a newspaper once in a while.
AARON SORKINMy preference would have been to not go back on the air after 911, at all until the time felt right but that wasn’t an option.
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Only criminals and adulterers should have to hide who they are.
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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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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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I would love for people to think that I am as quick, clever, smart and heroic as the characters that I write, but those characters are characters.
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There are no Asian movie stars
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What’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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I’m a playwright. All I care about is the play being good.
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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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That’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.
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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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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 no Asian movie stars
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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’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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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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