“There are television critics, movie critics, and theater critics too who I like and who I follow and I get genuinely bummed when they don't like something that I've written because I usually agree with them.” WrittenTelevisionTheaterAgreeCriticsLike SomethingMovie Critic Author:Aaron Sorkin
“Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.” UsedTelevisionConflictJournalismDevices Author:Aaron Sorkin
“The thing I know how to do most is write a play. I came up loving plays and learning about plays and writing plays. I actually feel like an outsider when I'm writing movies and television.” KnowsFeelsWritingPlayKnow HowTelevisionOutsiders Author:Aaron Sorkin
“The downside to series television is that the schedule is ferocious. It constantly feels like you have a midterm due that you haven't started yet.” FeelsHavensTelevisionLike YouSeriesDuesSchedulesMidterms Author:Aaron Sorkin
“With a television series, there's a hard deadline, and so you have to write even when you're not writing well.” WritingWellsHardTelevisionSeriesDeadlineWriting Well Author:Aaron Sorkin
“One of the biggest challenges in the past for me in working on the networks was that audiences have grown accustomed to television being something that keeps you company-background music, something that you have on while you're flipping through a magazine, cooking dinner, talking on the phone, putting the kids to bed.” KidsPastChallengesCompanyTalkingAudienceTelevisionBedCookingPhonesDinnerBackgroundsMagazinesAccustomedBackground MusicTalking On The PhoneCooking Dinner Author:Aaron Sorkin
“I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television drama with theatrical dialogue about the theatre is beyond perfection.” WritingTelevisionGrewDramaGrew UpPerfectionTheatreDialogueTheatricalTelevision Drama Author:Aaron Sorkin
