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 SORKINJust to clarify the division of labor on the show, I write the show and Alan [Poul] does everything else.
More Aaron Sorkin Quotes
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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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If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind.
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Toby Zeigler: There’s literally no one in the world I don’t hate right now.
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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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She’s a person; the doctor pronounces her dead, not the news.
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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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Writers are opposite of athletes, they get better with age
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I’m a registered Republican, I only seem liberal because I believe that hurricanes are caused by high barometric pressure and not gay marriage.
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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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A news organization has a much different responsibility. I might not be telling you the whole story. I might not be telling you a story in a manner that is properly sophisticated.
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Film doesn’t have to worry. Movies are awesome. There’s no war going on, theaters aren’t going to lose.
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It’s a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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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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My resting pulse as a writer is writing idealistically and romantically; aspirationally. My taste lies in quixotic heroes.
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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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