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 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.
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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.
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I was at the vice president’s Christmas party. I thought that his speech was spectacular, and I knew that it was a very emotional and difficult thing for him to do, but I admonished him for not waiting just one more stinking day.
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When you act, you’re always playing a version of yourself. You can’t bring more to the role than what you are
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I want to see Bob Dylan do sketch comedy. I’m a huge Bob Dylan fan.
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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.
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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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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.
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Infuse your life with action.
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Only two things ever stop the government from doing anything: money and politics
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Having an affair with an intern is just an incredibly stupid thing to do.
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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.
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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.
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You don’t want to become one of those Hollywood idiots who is just blathering about anything
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This election ain’t no stinkin’ TV show.
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The invisible carnage of the unf-ed wives and the children not being read to is just wafting out.
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