"When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that's not going to be me."

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Aaron Sorkin

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“My virginity, that from my childhood kept me company, is heavier than I can endure to bear. Forgive me, Cupid, for thou art god, and I a wretched creature: I have sinn'd; but be thou merciful, and grant that yet I may enjoy what thou wilt have me love!”

Source : Francis Beaumont (1750). “The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont and Mr. John Fletcher: In Ten Volumes. Collated with All the Former Editions, and Corrected. With Notes Critical and Explanatory”, p.435
“I think actions really do define how you feel, as opposed to just saying, "I care about you" or "I want to be with you."”

Source : Interview with Sheila Heti, believermag.com. March 1, 2010.
“Every play is rhythmic control. If you want an audience to go on a journey, it's rhythmic control. You're crafting when they lean in, when they push back, when they breathe, when they surrender. It takes you probably five to six minutes to build trust with an audience. A musical you can build trust in three notes. Boom, boom, boom, you're instantly seduced. So musicals have this easy potency, but generally, in my opinion, they waste them, because a musical is incredibly hard to do.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I'm not saying they won't be bigger projects someday.”
“If thou seest anything in thyself which may make thee proud, look a little further and thou shalt find enough to humble thee; if thou be wise, view the peacock's feathers with his feet, and weigh thy best parts with thy imperfections.”
“Jason said, "Yes. Gerard T. Giraffe." What does the 'T' stand for?" 'The.”
“Malice drinks one-half of its own poison.”
“It's a strange thought that sometimes God trusts us more than we trust Him. God trusts you - can you trust Him?”

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