Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world.
AARON SORKINJosh: So, Toby, it’s election night. What do you say about a country that goes out of its way to protect even those citizens that try to destroy it? Toby: God bless America.
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My 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 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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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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I’m sick of girls who don’t know how to high-five.
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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 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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If I get an idea for a series that I really like, I’m sure I won’t be able to resist coming back and doing it.
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The stuff that I write doesn’t work very well as background music. You have to watch it from beginning to end and pay attention as if you were watching a play.
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It wouldn’t kill you to watch a film or pick up a newspaper once in a while.
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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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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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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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Never argue with a drunk or a fool.
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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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