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Only two things ever stop the government from doing anything: money and politics

Bradley Whitford

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
The invisible carnage of the unf-ed wives and the children not being read to is just wafting out.
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Children Invisible Wife
As an actor you always feel like you’re swimming upstream.
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Like You 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.
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Frustration Guy Interesting
I 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.
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Dirty People Thinking
I want to see Bob Dylan do sketch comedy. I’m a huge Bob Dylan fan.
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Bob Fans Want
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.
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Long Talking Years
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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Against Character Feeling Personal Sentiment
This election ain’t no stinkin’ TV show.
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Election Show Television Update
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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Enough Needs Real
You don’t want your credibility banana to turn brown, but you do want to speak out about what you believe in.
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Believe Out Speaks Want
Having an affair with an intern is just an incredibly stupid thing to do.
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Affair Stupid Things
The 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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Administration Choices Ezcaerabated Kid Ticks
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.”
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Looks People Swimming
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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Asked Called Moment Power
You don’t want to become one of those Hollywood idiots who is just blathering about anything
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Hollywood Idiot Want

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