Writing never comes easy. The difference between Page 2 and Page Nothing is the difference between life and death. Aaron Sorkin deathdifferenceeasy Change image and share on social
I'm very physical. When I'm writing, I'm playing all the parts; I'm saying the lines out loud, and if I get excited about something - which doesn't happen very often when I'm writing, but it's the greatest feeling when it does - I'll be out of the chair and walking around, and if I'm at home, I'll find myself two blocks from my house. Aaron Sorkin blockchairexcite share on social
First scenes are super-important to me. I'll spend months and months pacing and climbing the walls trying to come up with the first scene. I drive for hours on the freeway. Aaron Sorkin climbdrivefreeway Change image and share on social
There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do. Aaron Sorkin greatkingpalace Change image and share on social
Don't ever forget that a small group of thoughtful people can change the world, it's the only thing that ever has. Aaron Sorkin changeforgetgroup Change image and share on social
The rules of drama are very much separate from the properties of life. I think that's especially true of Shakespeare. Aaron Sorkin dramalifeproperty Change image and share on social
When I create a TV show, it's so that I can write it. I'm not an empire builder; my writing staff is usually a combination of two kinds of people - experts in the world the show is set in, and young writers who will not be unhappy if they're not writing scripts. Aaron Sorkin buildercombinationcreate share on social
When a movie is being rolled out, the studio publicists and all our individual publicists get together and come up with bullet points and talking points - 'Make sure you stay away from this,' and 'Don't say that quite that way, because that quote can be taken out of context,' and that kind of thing. Aaron Sorkin bulletcontextindividual share on social
I'm not sophisticated when it comes to politics, when it comes to journalism. Aaron Sorkin journalismpoliticsophisticate Change image and share on social
It seems to me that more and more we've come to expect less and less from each other, and I think that should change. Aaron Sorkin changeexpecthave Change image and share on social