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In the right situation, acting on television can be extraordinarily satisfying creatively. But that’s incredibly rare. Otherwise, it can be like working in a really remunerative coal mine. That’s the down side.

Bradley Whitford

In the right situation, acting on television can be extraordinarily satisfying creatively. But that’s incredibly rare. Otherwise, it can be like working in a really remunerative coal mine. That’s the down side.
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Acting Coal Incredibly Sides
It’s a very political decision he has to make.” I found from the very beginning that when I infused my own personal feelings about an issue it went against the grain of the character.
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Against Character Feeling Personal Sentiment
Take action. Every story you’ve ever connected with, every leader you’ve ever admired, every puny little thing that you’ve ever accomplished is the result of taking action.
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Graduation Hero Leader
Being an actor, you always feel like you’re swimming upstream. People are going, “No, they don’t like you. They don’t like the way you look. They don’t like how old you are.”
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Looks People Swimming
I identify with this guy’s frustration and inability to control his fury at moments. I even identify with the way that this guy covers up a lot with humour. So yeah, it’s interesting.
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Frustration Guy Interesting
The moment I became available, he called me last year and asked me if I wanted to do it and then I just had to audition for the powers that be, and I got it.
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Asked Called Moment Power
You need to be real enough to be believable, but you don’t necessarily have to be real enough to be real. There is a distinction.
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Enough Needs Real
We make these people climb this filthy rope and then we stand at the bottom and say, “Hey, your hands are dirty!” To show heroic, progressive, democratic politics at work was more than I ever expected.
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Bottom Expected More Say Work
I did not always agree, personally, on the positions that Bartlet, character from the West Wing, took and I argued against them on many occasions. But Aaron Sorkin said, “Martin, that’s you, that’s not Barlet.
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Character Decision Political
Having an affair with an intern is just an incredibly stupid thing to do.
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Affair Stupid Things
One of the most surreal moments in this election was after the third debate, when I heard a talking head say, Al Gore won on substance, on the issues. But you have to give the victory to Bush because he seems presidential.
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Giving Issues Talking
Infuse your life with action.
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Action Infuse Wait
We’re telling a story. And the demands of that are different from the demands of a documentary. The audience must believe in order to keep faith in the story.
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Believe Faith Order
You don’t want to become one of those Hollywood idiots who is just blathering about anything
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Hollywood Idiot Want
As an actor you always feel like you’re swimming upstream.
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Like You Swimming
I am an old, old friend of Aaron Sorkin’s, who is the executive producer and writer. He had been talking about doing a political show for a long time and I had been interested in it for a long time.
BRADLEY WHITFORD

Long Talking Years

In the right situation, acting on television can be extraordinarily satisfying creatively. But that’s incredibly rare. Otherwise, it can be like working in a really remunerative coal mine. That’s the down side.

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In the right situation, acting on television can be extraordinarily satisfying creatively. But that’s incredibly rare. Otherwise, it can be like working in a really remunerative coal mine. That’s the down side.

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