The guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress.
AARON SORKINThe guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress.
AARON SORKINNever argue with a drunk or a fool.
AARON SORKINFilm doesn’t have to worry. Movies are awesome. There’s no war going on, theaters aren’t going to lose.
AARON SORKINPeople who don’t know anything tend to make up fake rules, the real rules being considerably more difficult to learn.
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.
AARON SORKINTo use a basketball metaphor, West Wing cast was a group that liked to pass as much as they liked to shoot.
AARON SORKINDecisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world.
AARON SORKINMy resting pulse as a writer is writing idealistically and romantically; aspirationally. My taste lies in quixotic heroes.
AARON SORKINThe 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.
AARON SORKINIf 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.
AARON SORKINI’m a registered Republican, I only seem liberal because I believe that hurricanes are caused by high barometric pressure and not gay marriage.
AARON SORKINWhat’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.
AARON SORKINWhen 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
AARON SORKINThe first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one – America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.
AARON SORKINHonestly, 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.
AARON SORKINWith a television series, there’s a hard deadline, and so you have to write even when you’re not writing well.
AARON SORKIN