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 WHITFORDI 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 WHITFORDWhen you act, you’re always playing a version of yourself. You can’t bring more to the role than what you are
BRADLEY WHITFORDWe’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 WHITFORDIt’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 WHITFORDI want to see Bob Dylan do sketch comedy. I’m a huge Bob Dylan fan.
BRADLEY WHITFORDThe 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 WHITFORDYou don’t want your credibility banana to turn brown, but you do want to speak out about what you believe in.
BRADLEY WHITFORDAaron is a very passionate, maniacal writer so the scripts really come from him, but he is very open to… y’know, we’ll plan ideas and we’ll certainly tussle about stuff when the script comes out.
BRADLEY WHITFORDThis election ain’t no stinkin’ TV show.
BRADLEY WHITFORDI grew up in a family where the internalized understanding was that the kids were going to grow up into a better world. I worry, because I don’t think my kids are going to have that.
BRADLEY WHITFORDIn 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 WHITFORDI used to defend the West Wing show from the charge of sentimentality or wish-fulfilment, because I think if you do go into the Barack Obama White House you will find six or seven people around him who are true believers.
BRADLEY WHITFORDOne 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 WHITFORDEarly on in my career I got a part in Revenge Of The Nerds II: Nerds In Paradise. If I hadn’t done that I wouldn’t have met Tim Busfield and if I hadn’t met Tim Busfield, I wouldn’t have met Aaron Sorkin. So Nerds II took me straight to the White House!
BRADLEY WHITFORDI 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 WHITFORDThe world is very scary. The world would be scary without the choices the current administration made, but they just exacerbated it. And it ticks me off. I want my kids to have a good life.
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