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I'm sick of girls who don't know how to high-five.

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Aaron Sorkin
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 9
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Playwright
Scenographer
Screenwriter
Showrunner
Television Producer
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New York City
New York
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin
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Girls
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A hero would die for his country, but he'd much rather live for it.
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That's a very real feeling - that I don't have a story to tell. I'm not a pure storyteller. I have a tough time with story.
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The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one - America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.
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Rule of storytelling: When a character is shoved against a wall, shove them against a wall harder.
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The thing I know how to do most is write a play. I came up loving plays and learning about plays and writing plays. I actually feel like an outsider when I'm writing movies and television.
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