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

Decisions are made by those who show up.

- 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…

- 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.

- Aaron Sorkin

Film doesn't have to worry. Movies are awesome. There's no war going on, theaters aren't going to lose.

- 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.

- 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 …

- Aaron Sorkin

Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.

- Aaron Sorkin