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I think it's up to writers to write stuff that is compelling enough that people want to watch.

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Aaron Sorkin
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 9
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I don't have personal experience and knowledge about anything but theater. I've been tutored very well on the subject, but ultimately I'm going back to the rules of drama. There are genres that I like as an audience member that I can't write as a writer. I can't write crime, and I like a good thriller as much as anybody.
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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.
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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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Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.
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I think that if I couldn't write, I would be unemployable.
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