We're telling a story. And the demands of that are different from the demands of a documentary. The audience must believe in order to keep faith in the story.

As an actor you always feel like you're swimming upstream.

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.

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

Only two things ever stop the government from doing anything: money and politics

People always say, "Could it have been a show about a conservative Republican administration?" No! Nobody wants to watch that! Watching Republicans flirt makes people queasy!

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