I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television drama with theatrical dialogue about the theatre is beyond perfection.

Quote by Aaron Sorkin

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Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time...

Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time...

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

Our responsibility is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. That...

Our responsibility is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. That...

We're about to shoot an episode on Air Force One, for instance, and we're going...

We're about to shoot an episode on Air Force One, for instance, and we're going...

It's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. The...

It's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. The...

Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct...

Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct...

There really isn't a story that you can't tell inside of it. It's very much...

There really isn't a story that you can't tell inside of it. It's very much...

There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings...

There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings...

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is...

It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is...

You know, one of the things I like about this world, or at least I...

You know, one of the things I like about this world, or at least I...

A news organization has a much different responsibility. I might not be telling you the...

A news organization has a much different responsibility. I might not be telling you the...

Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So...

Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So...