I identify with this guy's frustration and inability to control his fury at moments. I even identify with the way that this guy covers up a lot with humour. So yeah, it's interesting.

We all go through life bristling at our external limitations, but the most difficult chains to break are inside us.

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.

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

You don't want your credibility banana to turn brown, but you do want to speak out about what you believe in.

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.

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