American - Writer | June 23, 1964 -
That's the great thing about 'The West Wing:' you really felt like you were in the thick of it.
Joss Whedon
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You don't buy a Picasso because you love the frame.
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If somebody is in a story, they need to be there for a reason, and not just to set up somebody else's story.
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I never write anything without humor, just because I like humor, but at the same time, it is a way for anything fantastical to become relatable.
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I still believe that even though 'The Empire Strikes Back' is better in innumerable ways than 'Star Wars,' 'Star Wars' wins.
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Writers are completely out of touch with reality. Writers are a crazy person. We create conflict - for a living. We do this all the time, sometimes on a weekly basis; we create horrible, incredible circumstances and then figure a way out of them. That's what we do.
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I don't tend to write straight dramas where real life just impinges. But because I don't, when I do, it is very interesting to slap people in the face with just an absolute of life.
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I've had so much success. I had something to say, I got to say it, people heard it, and they agreed. That's every artist's dream. That's the brass ring.
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I spent a ton of time alone. I was raised by a feminist; I had a terrifying father and oppressively scary and mean brothers. We had a farm. The rule was between breakfast and lunch you weren't allowed to make a sound.
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I didn't study writing. I didn't write anything substantial until I got to California.
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I don't have a ton of enemies. I get along with people pretty well when I'm not annoying them to death.
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I have a pathological fear of confrontation. I'm working on that.
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