I Grew Up In The Theatre. It's

There's That Process Of Writing It - Then You Come Out Of Your Room Into The Sunlight, And You Now Have To Complete The Circuit And Make The Connection Finally With The Audience.

Stupid People Surround Themselves With Smart People. Smart People Surround Themselves With Smart People Who Disagree With Them.

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.

Only Criminals And Adulterers Should Have To Hide Who They Are.

Pretty Much Up Until The West Wing, Our Leaders Had Always Been Portrayed In Popular Culture As Either Machiavellian Or Dolts. But I Thought, "what If We Show A Group Of People Who Are Highly Competent, They're Going To Lose As Much As They Win, But We're Going To Understand That They Wake Up Every Morning Wanting To Do Good?" That Was Really The Spirit Behind The West Wing.