I think the West Wing matters because it speaks to who we aspire be as nation and
speaks to who we aspire be as nation and
speaks to who we aspire be as nation and who we aspire our public servants to be
who we aspire our public servants to be
who we aspire our public servants to be even though oftentimes we know they’re
even though oftentimes we know they’re
even though oftentimes we know they’re not when I read the the pilot of the
not when I read the the pilot of the
not when I read the the pilot of the West winning I I knew when I saw Aaron
West winning I I knew when I saw Aaron
West winning I I knew when I saw Aaron Sorkin’s name I knew it was gonna be
Sorkin’s name I knew it was gonna be
Sorkin’s name I knew it was gonna be great because I’d followed his career
great because I’d followed his career
great because I’d followed his career and he truly is one of the great writers
and he truly is one of the great writers
and he truly is one of the great writers and I instinctively knew that you don’t
and I instinctively knew that you don’t
and I instinctively knew that you don’t mess around you don’t find it you’re
mess around you don’t find it you’re
mess around you don’t find it you’re paraphrasing you don’t make it your own
paraphrasing you don’t make it your own
paraphrasing you don’t make it your own and do all of the stuff that actors do
and do all of the stuff that actors do
and do all of the stuff that actors do almost 90% of the time particularly when
almost 90% of the time particularly when
almost 90% of the time particularly when what they’re really doing is just trying
what they’re really doing is just trying
what they’re really doing is just trying to make it better you’ll need to do that
to make it better you’ll need to do that
to make it better you’ll need to do that with Aaron and you can’t I can remember
with Aaron and you can’t I can remember
with Aaron and you can’t I can remember doing one of our patented eleven page
doing one of our patented eleven page
doing one of our patented eleven page five character single shot walk and
five character single shot walk and
five character single shot walk and talks and I to come in at the very end
talks and I to come in at the very end
talks and I to come in at the very end and you never wanted to be the end
and you never wanted to be the end
and you never wanted to be the end because if you screwed it up the end
because if you screwed it up the end
because if you screwed it up the end it’s like a relay race dropping the
it’s like a relay race dropping the
it’s like a relay race dropping the baton at the finish line and I come in
baton at the finish line and I come in
baton at the finish line and I come in at the end I think I have one line I
at the end I think I have one line I
at the end I think I have one line I think it was um mr. president I don’t
think it was um mr. president I don’t
think it was um mr. president I don’t think so
think so
think so and I came in and I said ah and mr.
and I came in and I said ah and mr.
and I came in and I said ah and mr. president I don’t think so
president I don’t think so
president I don’t think so Aaron jumped up another monetary system
Aaron jumped up another monetary system
Aaron jumped up another monetary system it’s um mr. president not a mr.
it’s um mr. president not a mr.
it’s um mr. president not a mr. president and we went again Sam Seaborn
president and we went again Sam Seaborn
president and we went again Sam Seaborn is always gonna be one of my favorite
is always gonna be one of my favorite
is always gonna be one of my favorite characters I’ve ever done if not v4 for
characters I’ve ever done if not v4 for
characters I’ve ever done if not v4 for any number of reasons I loved him I
any number of reasons I loved him I
any number of reasons I loved him I loved him and I loved what he stood for
loved him and I loved what he stood for
loved him and I loved what he stood for when he represented I loved his
when he represented I loved his
when he represented I loved his nerdiness I loved that over the weekend
nerdiness I loved that over the weekend
nerdiness I loved that over the weekend he would take pamphlets home to read and
he would take pamphlets home to read and
he would take pamphlets home to read and I loved that he loved outer space and
I loved that he loved outer space and
I loved that he loved outer space and they couldn’t find a girl and that he
they couldn’t find a girl and that he
they couldn’t find a girl and that he would do anything for his boss and
would do anything for his boss and
would do anything for his boss and anything for his friends and I guess
anything for his friends and I guess
anything for his friends and I guess really when you think about it Sam is my
really when you think about it Sam is my
really when you think about it Sam is my idealized version of myself we loved we
idealized version of myself we loved we
idealized version of myself we loved we loved every minute when the cameras were
loved every minute when the cameras were
loved every minute when the cameras were rolling on the west wing because we did
rolling on the west wing because we did
rolling on the west wing because we did know that we were doing something good I
know that we were doing something good I
know that we were doing something good I mean actors know when it’s good
mean actors know when it’s good
mean actors know when it’s good everybody knows that’s good and we
everybody knows that’s good and we
everybody knows that’s good and we didn’t know if people would like it we
didn’t know if people would like it we
didn’t know if people would like it we didn’t know people would be interested
didn’t know people would be interested
didn’t know people would be interested and that they responded to it was great
and that they responded to it was great
and that they responded to it was great but we were all as just as as actors so
but we were all as just as as actors so
but we were all as just as as actors so elated to have something really great to
elated to have something really great to
elated to have something really great to do
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