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I'm neither a millennial nor a hipster.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Neither Nor

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I do not speak through my characters; it's not a ventriloquist act.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Act Characters Speak Through Ventriloquist

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All my heroes wore coats and ties to work. What happened to men wearing hats? Maybe I should bring back hats.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Back Bring Coats Happened Hats Heroes Maybe Men Should Ties Wearing Wore Work

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When I create a TV show, it's so that I can write it. I'm not an empire builder; my writing staff is usually a combination of two kinds of people - experts in the world the show is set in, and young writers who will not be unhappy if they're not writing scripts.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Builder Combination Create Empire Experts Kinds People Scripts Set Show Staff Tv Tv Show Two Unhappy Who Will World Write Writers Writing Young Young Writers I Can

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I feel like the better version of myself is on paper... I'd rather have people know me on paper.

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Topics: Better Feel Know Like Me Myself Paper People Rather Version I Feel I Feel Like

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I get the 'The New York Times' and 'Los Angeles Times' thrown at my door every morning. I'll read the front page of 'The New York Times,' then the op-eds, then scan the arts section and then the sports section. Then I do the same with the 'L.A. Times.'

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Angeles Arts Door Every Front Front Page Get Los Los Angeles Morning New New York New York Times Page Read Same Scan Section Sports Then Thrown Times York

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The upside of web-based journalism is that everybody gets a chance. The downside is that everybody gets a chance.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Chance Downside Everybody Gets Journalism Upside

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Don't try to guess what it is people want and give it to them. Don't ask for a show of hands. Try your best to write what you like, what you think your friends would like and what you think your father would like and then cross your fingers... The most valuable thing you have is your own voice.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Ask Best Cross Father Fingers Friends Give Guess Hands Like Most Own People Show Them Then Thing Think Try Valuable Valuable Thing Voice Want Would Write You Your

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You know, one of the things I like about this world, or at least I like about the way we're presenting this world, is these issues are terribly complicated - not nearly as black and white as we're led to believe.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: About Believe Black Black And White Complicated Issues Know Least Led Like Nearly One Of The Things Presenting Terribly Things Way White World You

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We're about to shoot an episode on Air Force One, for instance, and we're going to take liberties, small liberties, with Air Force One, as we take small liberties with our White House set.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: About Air Air Force Episode Force Going House Instance Liberties Our Set Shoot Small Take White White House

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Producer

Born: June 9th, 1961

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