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As an audience member, I like the sound of something that's been written - I like it to sound written. And then, of course, you can't do it without the musicians who can play it.
Aaron Sorkin
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Aaron Sorkin
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 9
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When you're writing a movie or a play and writing isn't going well, which is for me the normal condition - it's an exceptional day when suddenly I've got something and it's going well - you can call the studio or the producer or whoever is waiting for it and say, I know I said I was going to have it in by the end of the summer.
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Just to clarify the division of labor on the show, I write the show and Alan [Poul] does everything else.
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A friend is somebody who says the same things to your face that they would say if you're not in the room.
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My preference would have been to not go back on the air after 9\11, at all until the time felt right but that wasn't an option.
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Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word 'census', and people fall asleep.
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This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up.
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