I think it's up to writers to write stuff that is compelling enough that people want to watch.
Aaron SorkinWith a television series, there's a hard deadline, and so you have to write even when you're not writing well.
Aaron SorkinJust to clarify the division of labor on the show, I write the show and Alan [Poul] does everything else.
Aaron SorkinPeople don't live their lives in a series of scenes that form a dramatic narrative, they don't speak in dialogue, they're not lit by a cinematographer or scored by a composer. The properties of real life and the properties of drama have almost nothing to do with each other. The difference between writing about reporters and being a reporter is the same as the difference between drawing a building and building a building.
Aaron SorkinMrs. Landingham, does the President have free time this morning? The President has nothing but free time, Toby. Right now he's in the residence eating Cheerios and enjoying Regis and Kathie Lee. Should I get him for you? Sarcasm's a disturbing thing coming from a woman of your age, Mrs. Landingham. What age would that be, Toby? Late twenties? Atta boy.
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