Film Doesn't Have To Worry.

When I Was A Kid, I Wanted To Be An Actor. I Was Acting In All The School Plays. I Went To School For Acting. I Was Really Sure That That's What I Wanted To Do.

It's Important To Remember That, First And Foremost, If Not Only, This Is Entertainment. 'the West Wing' Isn't Meant To Be Good For You.

Pretty Much Up Until The West Wing, Our Leaders Had Always Been Portrayed In Popular Culture As Either Machiavellian Or Dolts. But I Thought, "what If We Show A Group Of People Who Are Highly Competent, They're Going To Lose As Much As They Win, But We're Going To Understand That They Wake Up Every Morning Wanting To Do Good?" That Was Really The Spirit Behind The West Wing.

And A Wheat Thin The Size Of Lake Tahoe.

There's A Great Tradition In Storytelling That's Thousands Of Years Old, Telling Stories About Kings And Their Palaces, And That's Really What I Wanted To Do.