“For sure, without question, the writing is better on TV pound for pound than movies because the businesses have changed so much. So all the great writers would rather work for TV, and they d...”
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“For sure, without question, the writing is better on TV pound for pound than movies because the businesses have changed so much. So all the great writers would rather work for TV, and they d...”
“I'm a registered Independent.”
“Oh my God, I love rehab! I highly recommend it.”
“I couldn't have gotten sober without rehab because I needed the science.”
“Before you could actually have face-lifts, they would pull your skin around the back of your head with rubber bands, where they would tape it. And then you'd have to wear a wig over it to hi...”
“I've always written a little bit. I mean, I've written screenplays, and I've doctored my dialogue for years, and I've written speeches - I was a speechwriter on 'The West Wing,' so I like th...”
“I've been lucky enough in 'The West Wing' and 'Brothers & Sisters' to talk about the issues that are important to me with none of the awful mud-slinging or public scrutiny you have in politi...”
“As a person navigating the waters of public scrutiny, you are often unable to hold on to personal heroes or villains. Inevitably you will meet your hero, and he may turn out to be less than...”
“In acting, there's a type of courage you're recognized for all the time. You lose 100 pounds and play a guy with AIDS, and you get rewarded. But, in life, doing what is courageous is quiet,...”
“As an actor and a fledgling director, I'm used to making snap decisions that I'll have to live with.”
“I have other obligations now - the show, my family, my life... though I know that without my sobriety I wouldn't have any of those things.”
“Sobriety was the greatest gift I ever gave myself. I don't put it on a platform. I don't campaign about it. It's just something that works for me. It enabled me to really connect with anothe...”
“Sun Valley is one of my favorite spots.”
“I don't like being taken for granted anywhere in life. I don't want my vote taken for granted.”
“David Blum burned a lot of bridges. He burned people early in their careers. He took on the wrong people, though. He's not Hunter Thompson or Tom Wolfe, he's David Blum living in a cheap fla...”
“What's gratifying about West Wing is that everybody told us that it couldn't be done - that the man or woman on the street didn't care about politics. But if you set things up correctly, peo...”
“I never get bored talking about themes dealing with ambition, leadership and what it means to be an American. I love that stuff. I just love it. I've loved it ever since I was on 'The West W...”
“My issue isn't about physical aging; my issue is about wanting to remain vigorous and youthful in my spirit.”