“I did not always agree, personally, on the positions that Bartlet, character from the West Wing, took and I argued against them on many occasions. But Aaron Sorkin said, "Martin, that's you, that's not Barlet. It's a very political decision he has to make." I found from the very beginning that when I infused my own personal feelings about an issue it went against the grain of the character.” CharacterFeelingsPoliticalDecisionAgreeGrain Author:Bradley Whitford
“I am an old, old friend of Aaron Sorkin's, who is the executive producer and writer. He had been talking about doing a political show for a long time and I had been interested in it for a long time. The moment I became available, he called me last year and asked me if I wanted to do it and then I just had to audition for the powers that be, and I got it.” IfsYearsLongMomentsShowsWantedLastsPoliticalTalkingLong TimeAvailableProducersExecutivesLast YearAuditionsOld Friends Author:Bradley Whitford
“I have to think that I think it's always been a horse race between this administration's temporary political acumen and their completely, utterly, totally bankrupt policies. And they're coming home to roost. It was always a question of time. These guys aren't conservative. These guys are radicals.” ThinkingHomePoliticalGuyRacePolicyHorseConservativeRadicalAdministrationComing HomeTemporaryAcumenRoost Author:Bradley Whitford