The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one – America is not the greatest country in the world anymore. AARON SORKIN DisagreeSceneTwoWritten
Roxy Sorkin, your father just won the Academy Award. I’m going to have to insist on some respect from your guinea pig. AARON SORKIN AnythingConsiderableFakeLearnRealTend
My resting pulse as a writer is writing idealistically and romantically; aspirationally. My taste lies in quixotic heroes. AARON SORKIN AspirationallyLiesPulseRestingRomantically
Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world. AARON SORKIN
Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world. AARON SORKIN
With a television series, there’s a hard deadline, and so you have to write even when you’re not writing well. AARON SORKIN DeadlineHardNot WellSeriesWrite
I’ll get cast occasionally as sort of the jerk version of myself, and I have fun doing that. But it’s really better for everyone if I stay behind the camera. AARON SORKIN CameraCastDoingEveryoneJerkOccasionallyReally
I’ve never met anyone who has said, “My goal is to make America mediocre.” That’s a kind of hard-right conservative fallacy. AARON SORKIN AmericaConservativeGoalHard