Honestly, I don't try to guess at what most people want. I don't think I'd guess right, and I just think that that's not a good recipe for storytelling. I try to write what I like, what I think my friends would like.
Rule of storytelling: When a character is shoved against a wall, shove them against a wall harder. - Aaron Sorkin
Rule of storytelling: When a character is shoved against a wall, shove them against a wall harder.
- Aaron Sorkin
Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep can play with the boys but there just aren't that many tour-de-force roles out there for women. - Aaron Sorkin
Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep can play with the boys but there just aren't that many tour-de-force roles out there for women.
Film doesn't have to worry. Movies are awesome. There's no war going on, theaters aren't going to lose. - Aaron Sorkin
Film doesn't have to worry. Movies are awesome. There's no war going on, theaters aren't going to lose.
Decisions are made by those who show up. - Aaron Sorkin
Decisions are made by those who show up.
Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So I'm writing episode seven now and couldn't tell you what happens in episode eigh… - Aaron Sorkin
Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So I'm writing episode seven now and couldn't tell you what happens in episode eigh…
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. - Aaron Sorkin
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.
A friend is somebody who says the same things to your face that they would say if you're not in the room. - Aaron Sorkin
A friend is somebody who says the same things to your face that they would say if you're not in the room.
What's interesting, is that I've found that the more accomplished a director is, the more secure they are in giving direction that sounds incredibly … - Aaron Sorkin
What's interesting, is that I've found that the more accomplished a director is, the more secure they are in giving direction that sounds incredibly …
Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt. - Aaron Sorkin
Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.
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