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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Whatever you do, make sure you want to write more than you want to be...

Whatever you do, make sure you want to write more than you want to be...

Aaron is a very passionate, maniacal writer so the scripts really come from him, but...

Aaron is a very passionate, maniacal writer so the scripts really come from him, but...

I am an old, old friend of Aaron Sorkin's, who is the executive producer and...

I am an old, old friend of Aaron Sorkin's, who is the executive producer and...

We're telling a story. And the demands of that are different from the demands of...

We're telling a story. And the demands of that are different from the demands of...

Love means never having to say you're a zero.

Love means never having to say you're a zero.

I heard an Israeli speaking on Palestinian human rights issues, an interesting guy, and he...

I heard an Israeli speaking on Palestinian human rights issues, an interesting guy, and he...

I can't believe George Bush might be president.

I can't believe George Bush might be president.

I grew up in a family where the internalized understanding was that the kids were...

I grew up in a family where the internalized understanding was that the kids were...

Having an affair with an intern is just an incredibly stupid thing to do.

Having an affair with an intern is just an incredibly stupid thing to do.

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make...

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make...

Richard Schiff is a really good baseball player. It's surprising because he looks exhausted.

Richard Schiff is a really good baseball player. It's surprising because he looks exhausted.

With the success of a show, you get an opportunity to call attention to things...

With the success of a show, you get an opportunity to call attention to things...

John Wells let me write a couple of West Wings, which was an incredible gift....

John Wells let me write a couple of West Wings, which was an incredible gift....

You don't want your credibility banana to turn brown, but you do want to speak...

You don't want your credibility banana to turn brown, but you do want to speak...

I was at the vice president's Christmas party. I thought that his speech was spectacular,...

I was at the vice president's Christmas party. I thought that his speech was spectacular,...

You don't want to become one of those Hollywood idiots who is just blathering about...

You don't want to become one of those Hollywood idiots who is just blathering about...

Anybody who can dial a telephone can master tennis scoring in about 15 minutes.

Anybody who can dial a telephone can master tennis scoring in about 15 minutes.

The issue for my character, and the issue of the show is, how dirty do...

The issue for my character, and the issue of the show is, how dirty do...

I identify with this guy's frustration and inability to control his fury at moments. I...

I identify with this guy's frustration and inability to control his fury at moments. I...

Cal Ripken is steady, he focuses on his job, and he's a good guy.

Cal Ripken is steady, he focuses on his job, and he's a good guy.