I am an old, old friend of Aaron Sorkin's, who is the executive producer and writer. He had been talking about doing a political show for a long time and I had been interested in it for a long time. The moment I became available, he called me last year and asked me if I wanted to do it and then I just had to audition for the powers that be, and I got it.

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

My joke about Aaron Sorkin is that The West Wing was a great show about democracy, run by Kim Jong-Il!

I want to see Bob Dylan do sketch comedy. I'm a huge Bob Dylan fan.

I have to think that I think it's always been a horse race between this administration's temporary political acumen and their completely, utterly, totally bankrupt policies. And they're coming home to roost. It was always a question of time. These guys aren't conservative. These guys are radicals.

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

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