I think that if I couldn’t write, I would be unemployable.
AARON SORKINI 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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My resting pulse as a writer is writing idealistically and romantically; aspirationally. My taste lies in quixotic heroes.
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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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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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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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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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Only criminals and adulterers should have to hide who they are.
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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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Never argue with a drunk or a fool.
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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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Toby Zeigler: There’s literally no one in the world I don’t hate right now.
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We live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.
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With a television series, there’s a hard deadline, and so you have to write even when you’re not writing well.
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It’s important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. ‘The West Wing’ isn’t meant to be good for you.
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You know, one of the things I like about this world, or at least I like about the way we’re presenting this world, is these issues are terribly complicated – not nearly as black and white as we’re led to believe.
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It’s a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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