Writing Anything, It Sorta Starts

The Monica Lewinsky Scandal Was Happening At The Very Time I Was Writing The West Wing Pilot And It Was Hard, At Least For Americans, To Look At The White House And Think Of Anything But A Punch Line. Plus A Show About Politics, A Show That Took Place In Washington, Had Just Never Worked Before In American Television. So The Show Was Delayed For A Year.

It's Nice That Hbo Is In Business With The Audience And Not With The Advertisers. There's A Difference.

Well, I Must Tell You I Write The Scripts Very Close To The Bone. So I'm Writing Episode Seven Now And Couldn't Tell You What Happens In Episode Eight.

Mrs. Landingham, Does The President Have Free Time This Morning? The President Has Nothing But Free Time, Toby. Right Now He's In The Residence Eating Cheerios And Enjoying Regis And Kathie Lee. Should I Get Him For You? Sarcasm's A Disturbing Thing Coming From A Woman Of Your Age, Mrs. Landingham. What Age Would That Be, Toby? Late Twenties? Atta Boy.

When You're Writing A Movie Or A Play And Writing Isn't Going Well, Which Is For Me The Normal Condition - It's An Exceptional Day When Suddenly I've Got Something And It's Going Well - You Can Call The Studio Or The Producer Or Whoever Is Waiting For It And Say, "i Know I Said I Was Going To Have It In By The End Of The Summer.