Writers are opposite of athletes, they get better with age
AARON SORKINI’ll get cast occasionally as sort of the jerk version of myself, and I have fun doing that. But it’s really better for everyone if I stay behind the camera.
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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.
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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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Elite is not a bad word, it’s an aspirational one.
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I don’t think I write differently when I’m writing a screenplay, as opposed to a stage play or a teleplay. Maybe if I were in a film class and there was time to think about it, we could point out differences.
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There are no Asian movie stars
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People who don’t know anything tend to make up fake rules, the real rules being considerably more difficult to learn.
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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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This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up.
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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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Toby Zeigler: There’s literally no one in the world I don’t hate right now.
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I grew up in the theatre. It’s where I got my start. Writing a television drama with theatrical dialogue about the theatre is beyond perfection.
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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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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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Just to clarify the division of labor on the show, I write the show and Alan [Poul] does everything else.
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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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