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> [I'm engaged: I'm interested in other people. I think that's just as important as knowing how to do the job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/i-m-engaged-i-m-interested-in-other-people-i-think-that-s-just-as/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

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## More by Thomas Schlamme

> [When you're part of history, you don't know it. You're just sort of living your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/when-you-re-part-of-history-you-don-t-know-it-you-re-just-sort-of/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

> [I remember running into Aaron's Sorkin office and going "The show's West Wing going to work! I know it's going to work!" And it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/i-remember-running-into-aaron-s-sorkin-office-and-going-the-show-s/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

> [I think 'The West Wing' hit at a moment in time that was just right for that show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/i-think-the-west-wing-hit-at-a-moment-in-time-that-was-just-right-for/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

> ['Survivor' was, to me, an absolute reaction that the audience was having to the sort of staid nature of narrative drama on television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/survivor-was-to-me-an-absolute-reaction-that-the-audience-was-having/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

> [I'm engaged: I'm interested in other people. I think that's just as important as knowing how to do the job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/i-m-engaged-i-m-interested-in-other-people-i-think-that-s-just-as/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

> [I worked as a production assistant on a couple of films, and finally, I got a job at an animation studio as an editor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/i-worked-as-a-production-assistant-on-a-couple-of-films-and-finally-i/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

> [I'm a voyeur. I say that with no embarrassment. If I could have a superpower, being invisible would be it, no question. I'm fascinated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/i-m-a-voyeur-i-say-that-with-no-embarrassment-if-i-could-have-a/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

> [There's always been an ongoing struggle between commerce and art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/there-s-always-been-an-ongoing-struggle-between-commerce-and-art/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

> [Aaron Sorkin whole thing was that he didn't want the pomposity of the presidency in the West Wing. But once we cast Martin Sheen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/aaron-sorkin-whole-thing-was-that-he-didn-t-want-the-pomposity-of-the/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

> [When we were doing 'Sports Night' and 'West Wing' at the same time, I thought I was the luckiest guy in the world because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/when-we-were-doing-sports-night-and-west-wing-at-the-same-time-i/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

> [Just besides how smart Aaron Sorkin stuff is, really, is how visceral it is, how sensual it is. Not sexual, sensual. Always tactile. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-schlamme/just-besides-how-smart-aaron-sorkin-stuff-is-really-is-how-visceral/)

[Thomas Schlamme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-schlamme/)

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