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It's nice that HBO is in business with the audience and not with the advertisers. There's a difference.
Aaron Sorkin
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Aaron Sorkin
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 9
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Toby Zeigler: There's literally no one in the world I don't hate right now.
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Film doesn't have to worry. Movies are awesome. There's no war going on, theaters aren't going to lose.
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Elite is not a bad word, it's an aspirational one.
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