I think I would have done very well as a writer in the Forties. I think the last time America was a great country was then or not long after. It was before Vietnam, before Watergate. Aaron Sorkin americacountryforty Change image and share on social
When I was starting out, William Goldman took me under his wing, and he's still the person I show pages to. Aaron Sorkin goldmanpageperson Change image and share on social
As long as you keep one foot in the real world while the other foot's in a fairy tale, that fairy tale is going to seem kind of attainable. Aaron Sorkin attainablefairyfoot Change image and share on social
I find television, and particularly live television, very romantic: the idea that there is this small group of people, way up high, in a skyscraper in the middle of Manhattan, beaming this signal out into the night. Aaron Sorkin beamfindgroup 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
I consider plot a necessary intrusion on what I really want to do, which is write snappy dialogue. Aaron Sorkin dialogueintrusionplot Change image and 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's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. 'The West Wing' isn't meant to be good for you. Aaron Sorkin entertainmentforemostgood 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
I had a lot of survival jobs. One was for the Witty Ditty singing-telegram company. I was in the red-and-white stripes with the straw boater hat and kazoo. Balloons. Even when you're sleeping on a friend's couch, you have to pay some kind of rent. Aaron Sorkin balloonboatercompany share on social