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To Use A Basketball Metaphor, West Wing Cast Was A Group That Liked To Pass As Much As They Liked To Shoot.

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

The Monica Lewinsky Scandal Was Happening At The Very Time I Was Writing The West Wing Pilot And It Was Hard, At Least For Americans, To Look At The White House And Think Of Anything But A Punch Line. Plus A Show About Politics, A Show That Took Place In Washington, Had Just Never Worked Before In American Television. So The Show Was Delayed For A Year.

A Friend Is Somebody Who Says The Same Things To Your Face That They Would Say If You're Not In The Room.

I Love Writing. I'm Not Particularly Comfortable In The Actual World - I'm Much More Comfortable On The Page. So If I Could Have A Life Where I Could Just Slip The Pages Under The Door And Somebody Would Slip Me A Meal Back, Then That Would Be Perfect For Me.