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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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.

This election ain't no stinkin' TV show.

This election ain't no stinkin' TV show.

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,...

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....

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.

One of the most surreal moments in this election was after the third debate, when...

One of the most surreal moments in this election was after the third debate, when...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When you act, you're always playing a version of yourself. You can't bring more to...

When you act, you're always playing a version of yourself. You can't bring more to...

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

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

I can't believe George Bush might be president.

I can't believe George Bush might be president.

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.