My jobs on campaigns were pretty low on the totem pole - I was an advance man.

- Beau Willimon

In politics, it's very theatrical. There’s a lot of stage craft. The campaign is trying to tell a story that they want people to believe in, and cand…

- Beau Willimon

I refuse to buy a PS3 or Xbox for my home for fear that it might ruin my life. I think I would cease to accomplish anything productive, would quickly…

- Beau Willimon

The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality.

- Beau Willimon

It's a rough and tumble game whenever power is involved - people's ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play ou…

- Beau Willimon

I don't think that Washington is a fundamentally bad or corrupt place.

- Beau Willimon

Every director is different. One of the great things about getting to work with so many directors in one TV series is collaborating with different ar…

- Beau Willimon

At home I mostly stick to online Scrabble, or chess or Risk - games I find far less addictive than the spectacular games created for consoles these d…

- Beau Willimon

Film is much more visual, a scene is typically a lot shorter, you’re dealing with a lot more characters, a lot more locations and you’re able to rely…

- Beau Willimon