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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.

Aaron Sorkin

When I was a kid, I wanted to be an actor. I was acting in all the school plays. I went to school for acting. I was really sure that that’s what I wanted to do.
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Actor Kid Play Really School Wanted Went
A hero would die for his country, but he’d much rather live for it.
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Country Dies Forever Hero Live
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
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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Afraid Terrible Trying Walking Wall Writing
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 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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Disagree Look People Scene Two Written
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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Anything Considerable Difficult Fake Learn People Real Rule Tend
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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Able Back Coming Idea Resist Series Sure
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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Basketball Group Like Metaphor Pass West Wing
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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Disagree Look People Scene Two Written
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.
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Change Expect Less More Seem Should Thinking
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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Deadline Hard Not Well Series Television Write Writing
That’s a very real feeling – that I don’t have a story to tell. I’m not a pure storyteller. I have a tough time with story.
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Feeling Pure Real Storyteller Time Tough
I’ll get cast occasionally as sort of the jerk version of myself, and I have fun doing that. But it’s really better for everyone if I stay behind the camera.
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Better Camera Cast Doing Everyone Fun Jerk Occasionally Really
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
This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up.
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Bob Fifteen Minute People Serious Time Up

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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