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
Heroes in drama are people who try hard to reach a virtuous ideal. And whether they succeed or fail really doesn't matter - it's the trying that counts. Aaron Sorkin countdramafail Change image and share on social
Our responsibility is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. That said, there is tremendous drama to be gotten from the great, what you would say, heavy issues. Aaron Sorkin askattentioncaptivate Change image and share on social
The first thing I wrote was a one-act play that got accepted at a one-act play festival, and I was in it along with Nathan Lane and a couple of other very good actors. Aaron Sorkin acceptactactor Change image and share on social
While I was doing 'The Newsroom,' I always had the news on on different networks on different TVs around my house and around my office. Aaron Sorkin housenetworknews Change image and share on social
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. Aaron Sorkin asleepcensusdirect Change image and share on social
I do not speak through my characters; it's not a ventriloquist act. Aaron Sorkin actcharacterspeak Change image and share on social
The properties of people and the properties of character have almost nothing to do with each other. They really don't. I know it seems like they do because we look alike, but people don't speak in dialogue. Their lives don't unfold in a series of scenes that form a narrative arc. Aaron Sorkin alikearccharacter share on social
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
It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb. Aaron Sorkin combinationdumblife Change image and share on social
