The Real Problem With All

This Is A Time For Serious People, Bob, And Your Fifteen Minutes Are Up.

I'd Been Concerned All Along That The Character Of The President In The West Wing Pilot Would Throw The Ensemble Out Of Whack, That That Character Would Simply Take Up All The Oxygen In A Room. I Wanted To Hold Off Bringing This Character In Until The Last Possible Moment.

Toby Zeigler: There's Literally No One In The World I Don't Hate Right Now.

I'll Get Cast Occasionally As Sort Of The Jerk Version Of Myself, And I Have Fun Doing That. But It's Really Better For Everyone If I Stay Behind The Camera.

As A Dramatist, You're Looking For Points Of Friction.