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Beau Willimon Quotes

The press don’t wake up in the morning simply to be a mouthpiece for pols - they’re out to uncover and expose news. That often is at odds with what politicians are setting out to do - it’s both symbiotic and antagonistic. They need each other, they work in concert with one another, they work against one another Picture Quote #1
In the best possible scenario, whenever you get notes from people, they’re good notes, and they see things that you wouldn’t have seen otherwise, and they make you a better writer Picture Quote #1
I don’t desire happiness. I think it’s a myth, and I don’t think it’s... and it makes you complacent. I feel very satisfyingly uncomfortable. I have the freedom to feel uncomfortable in the way I want to, is maybe a way to put it Picture Quote #1
Film is much more visual, a scene is typically a lot shorter, you’re dealing with a lot more characters, a lot more locations, and you’re able to rely on things that you just can never do on the stage Picture Quote #1
You always want to try, in everything you do, to attempt something you’ve never tried before, and the only way to succeed at that is through failure, and the only way to succeed through failure is just banging your head against the wall over and over until you get to that interesting thing on the other side Picture Quote #1
This is the way I think about politics: We want two diametrically opposed things from a politician. On one hand we want them to be bastions of moral integrity, perfect people, saints. And on the other hand, we want them to be effective leaders Picture Quote #1
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The economics of being a playwright are abysmal. I like to think of the work I do out in Hollywood as a way to actually make a life in the theater easier Picture Quote #1
The political world is a dark place. If you want to portray it accurately, authentically, you’ve got to turn out the lights from time to time Picture Quote #1
When you’re lucky enough to get paid a nice chunk of change to write a movie or a TV show, you have no right to complain, really. I guess it’s more of an appeal to the powers that be that the less they interfere, the more likely, actually, they are to get something that works, I think Picture Quote #1
There were many years when I was hand-to-mouth and didn’t know how I was gonna make rent. I’ve done every job under the sun, from busing tables, temping, and working in factories to SAT prep and detailing cars. So to be able to make a living where all I do is write is absolutely liberating Picture Quote #1
Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high, you’re setting yourself up for disillusionment. The land of governance is paved with gray streets, not black or white ones Picture Quote #1
If you work hard and play by the rules, you’ll have a better life than your parents did, and your children will have a better life than you did Picture Quote #1
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Every director is different. One of the great things about getting to work with so many directors in one TV series is collaborating with different artistic visions and voices. And they all have something to offer and making the story better and bringing their vision to what you see in the frame Picture Quote #1
If you really think that ambition, power, lust, desire are not as applicable in the media as in politics or on Wall Street or anywhere else, you’re deluding yourself Picture Quote #1
Tales of power and ambition and intrigue and betrayal and desire - when you’re telling those in a big way, you automatically want to go to Shakespeare Picture Quote #1
The way I see politics is, I don’t think it’s cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they’re flawed, and they represent the best and the worst of us Picture Quote #1
At home I mostly stick to online Scrabble, or chess or Risk - games I find far less addictive than the spectacular games created for consoles these days. But, whenever I get the chance, I head over to my friend Kyri’s house to play his PS3 Picture Quote #1
Is self-interest a bad thing? We want our leaders to be pure and good, but at the same time we want them to be effective, and to be effective you often have to be ruthless and not bound by ideology or the same morals that we pretend to hold ourselves to Picture Quote #1
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It’s a rough and tumble game whenever power is involved - people’s ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play outside the rules. It’s dramatic, it’s interesting, and I think it’s something we can all identify with to a degree Picture Quote #1
We all experience power struggles in our lives - at the workplace, with our friends, in our love lives. In a way, we’re all politicians Picture Quote #1
If you work hard and play by the rules, you’ll have a better life than your parents did, and your children will have a better life than you did Picture Quote #1
Film is much more visual, a scene is typically a lot shorter, you’re dealing with a lot more characters, a lot more locations, and you’re able to rely on things that you just can never do on the stage Picture Quote #1
In the best possible scenario, whenever you get notes from people, they’re good notes, and they see things that you wouldn’t have seen otherwise, and they make you a better writer Picture Quote #1
When you have both parties who will not find ways to compromise, who won’t meet in the middle, you have paralysis. It’s the perversion of idealism Picture Quote #1
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In politics, it’s very theatrical. There’s a lot of stage craft. The campaign is trying to tell a story that they want people to believe in, and candidates are playing the role, like actors, by a creative personae that people will be attracted to Picture Quote #1
The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality Picture Quote #1
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The press don’t wake up in the morning simply to be a mouthpiece for pols - they’re out to uncover and expose news. That often is at odds with what politicians are setting out to do - it’s both symbiotic and antagonistic. They need each other, they work in concert with one another, they work against one another.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) In the best possible scenario, whenever you get notes from people, they’re good notes, and they see things that you wouldn’t have seen otherwise, and they make you a better writer.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) I don’t desire happiness. I think it’s a myth, and I don’t think it’s... and it makes you complacent. I feel very satisfyingly uncomfortable. I have the freedom to feel uncomfortable in the way I want to, is maybe a way to put it.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) Film is much more visual, a scene is typically a lot shorter, you’re dealing with a lot more characters, a lot more locations, and you’re able to rely on things that you just can never do on the stage.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) You always want to try, in everything you do, to attempt something you’ve never tried before, and the only way to succeed at that is through failure, and the only way to succeed through failure is just banging your head against the wall over and over until you get to that interesting thing on the other side.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) This is the way I think about politics: We want two diametrically opposed things from a politician. On one hand we want them to be bastions of moral integrity, perfect people, saints. And on the other hand, we want them to be effective leaders.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) The economics of being a playwright are abysmal. I like to think of the work I do out in Hollywood as a way to actually make a life in the theater easier.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) The political world is a dark place. If you want to portray it accurately, authentically, you’ve got to turn out the lights from time to time.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) When you’re lucky enough to get paid a nice chunk of change to write a movie or a TV show, you have no right to complain, really. I guess it’s more of an appeal to the powers that be that the less they interfere, the more likely, actually, they are to get something that works, I think.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) There were many years when I was hand-to-mouth and didn’t know how I was gonna make rent. I’ve done every job under the sun, from busing tables, temping, and working in factories to SAT prep and detailing cars. So to be able to make a living where all I do is write is absolutely liberating.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high, you’re setting yourself up for disillusionment. The land of governance is paved with gray streets, not black or white ones.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) If you work hard and play by the rules, you’ll have a better life than your parents did, and your children will have a better life than you did.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) Every director is different. One of the great things about getting to work with so many directors in one TV series is collaborating with different artistic visions and voices. And they all have something to offer and making the story better and bringing their vision to what you see in the frame.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) If you really think that ambition, power, lust, desire are not as applicable in the media as in politics or on Wall Street or anywhere else, you’re deluding yourself.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) Tales of power and ambition and intrigue and betrayal and desire - when you’re telling those in a big way, you automatically want to go to Shakespeare.  (Beau Willimon Quotes) The way I see politics is, I don’t think it’s cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they’re flawed, and they represent the best and the worst of us  (Beau Willimon Quotes) At home I mostly stick to online Scrabble, or chess or Risk - games I find far less addictive than the spectacular games created for consoles these days. But, whenever I get the chance, I head over to my friend Kyri’s house to play his PS3  (Beau Willimon Quotes) Is self-interest a bad thing? We want our leaders to be pure and good, but at the same time we want them to be effective, and to be effective you often have to be ruthless and not bound by ideology or the same morals that we pretend to hold ourselves to  (Beau Willimon Quotes) It’s a rough and tumble game whenever power is involved - people’s ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play outside the rules. It’s dramatic, it’s interesting, and I think it’s something we can all identify with to a degree  (Beau Willimon Quotes) We all experience power struggles in our lives - at the workplace, with our friends, in our love lives. In a way, we’re all politicians  (Beau Willimon Quotes) If you work hard and play by the rules, you’ll have a better life than your parents did, and your children will have a better life than you did  (Beau Willimon Quotes) Film is much more visual, a scene is typically a lot shorter, you’re dealing with a lot more characters, a lot more locations, and you’re able to rely on things that you just can never do on the stage  (Beau Willimon Quotes) In the best possible scenario, whenever you get notes from people, they’re good notes, and they see things that you wouldn’t have seen otherwise, and they make you a better writer  (Beau Willimon Quotes) When you have both parties who will not find ways to compromise, who won’t meet in the middle, you have paralysis. It’s the perversion of idealism  (Beau Willimon Quotes) In politics, it’s very theatrical. There’s a lot of stage craft. The campaign is trying to tell a story that they want people to believe in, and candidates are playing the role, like actors, by a creative personae that people will be attracted to  (Beau Willimon Quotes) The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality  (Beau Willimon Quotes)