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The hardest thing for me is getting started. If I’m writing a script, really 90 per cent of it would be just walking around, climbing the walls, just trying to put the idea together. Then the final 10 per cent would be writing it.

Aaron Sorkin

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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Guess Honesty Most People Right Thinking Try Want Writing
It’s a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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Begin Dumb Graduation Life Screw Super Unpredictable Up
I consider plot a necessary intrusion on what I really want to do, which is write snappy dialogue. But when I’m writing, the way the words sound is as important to me as what they mean.
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Consider Dialogue Important Intrusion Mean Necessary Plot Snappy Writing
I have a lot of respect for people who are great at ad-libbing, and for writers and directors who are able to create a scene in which that works.
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Able Create Director Hero People Writer
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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Barometric Believe Gay Hurricane Liberal Pressure Registered Republican
When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that’s not going to be me.
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Direct Directors Going Not Want Writing
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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Background Beginning End Music Play Stuff Watch Writing
My resting pulse as a writer is writing idealistically and romantically; aspirationally. My taste lies in quixotic heroes.
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Aspirationally Hero Lies Lying Pulse Resting Romantically Taste Writing
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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America Country Greatest Recognizing World
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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Academy Award Father Guinea Insist Pig Respect Roxy Sorkin Won
As a dramatist, you’re looking for points of friction.
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Dramatist Friction Looking Point
She’s a person; the doctor pronounces her dead, not the news.
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Doctor News Person Pronounce She
I think it’s up to writers to write stuff that is compelling enough that people want to watch.
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Compelling Enough People Stuff Thinking Watch Writing
When I feel that something I’m writing is going well, everything in my life is good and the things in my life that aren’t good are completely manageable. If it’s not going well, Miss America could be standing there in a swimsuit handing me a nobel price and I wouldn’t be happy about it
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Academy Award Father Guinea Insist Pig Respect Roxy Sorkin Won
Just to clarify the division of labor on the show, I write the show and Alan [Poul] does everything else.
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Alan Clarify Division Doe Labor Show Writing
I want to convey that I’m crazy about the Kardashians – but I’m not sure which is which.
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Convey Crazy Kardashian Not Sure Want

The hardest thing for me is getting started. If I’m writing a script, really 90 per cent of it would be just walking around, climbing the walls, just trying to put the idea together. Then the final 10 per cent would be writing it.

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The hardest thing for me is getting started. If I’m writing a script, really 90 per cent of it would be just walking around, climbing the walls, just trying to put the idea together. Then the final 10 per cent would be writing it.

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