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.
AARON SORKINDecisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world.
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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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There are no Asian movie stars
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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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As a dramatist, you’re looking for points of friction.
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Writing anything, it sorta starts the way you’d build a castle at the beach. You’re just taking your hands and you’re mounting up sand.
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Never argue with a drunk or a fool.
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I’m a playwright. All I care about is the play being good.
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Honestly, I don’t try to guess at what most people want. I don’t think I’d guess right, and I just think that that’s not a good recipe for storytelling. I try to write what I like, what I think my friends would like.
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Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.
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There are no Asian movie stars
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And a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe.
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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 like workplace shows and White House was a very glamorous workplace to set a show in; it appealed to a sense of romanticism and idealism that I have.
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I’m sick of girls who don’t know how to high-five.
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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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