Any Time You Get Two People In

When You're Writing A Movie Or A Play And Writing Isn't Going Well, Which Is For Me The Normal Condition - It's An Exceptional Day When Suddenly I've Got Something And It's Going Well - You Can Call The Studio Or The Producer Or Whoever Is Waiting For It And Say, "i Know I Said I Was Going To Have It In By The End Of The Summer.

President Bartlet: There's A Delegation Of Cardiologists Having Their Pictures Taken In The Blue Room. You Wouldn't Think You Could Find A Group Of People More Arrogant Than The Fifteen Of Us, But There They Are, Right Upstairs In The Blue Room.

Television From Its Inception Had The Number One Goal To Alienate As Few People As Possible. That's Why If You Look At 1950s, 1960s American Sitcoms, The Characters Don't Live Any Place In Particular, Religion Is Never Discussed, Politics Is Never Discussed, You Never Really Know What Anyone's Job Is; Nothing That Could Make These People Seem Different From You Is Ever Discussed.

Mrs. Landingham, Does The President Have Free Time This Morning? The President Has Nothing But Free Time, Toby. Right Now He's In The Residence Eating Cheerios And Enjoying Regis And Kathie Lee. Should I Get Him For You? Sarcasm's A Disturbing Thing Coming From A Woman Of Your Age, Mrs. Landingham. What Age Would That Be, Toby? Late Twenties? Atta Boy.

As A Dramatist, You're Looking For Points Of Friction.