A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often surprised when I say that I consider myself an optimist, but an optimist dressed in the robes of… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
People in D.C. are so psyched when anyone dramatizes them in an exciting way. They're a lot more open to looking at the nastier side of themselves than the media is. — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
Every director is different. One of the great things about getting to work with so many directors in one TV series is collaborating with… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
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… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
This is the way I think about politics: We want two diametrically opposed things from a politician. On one hand we want them to… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
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… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
Richard III is not likeable. Macbeth is not likeable. Hamlet is not likeable. And yet you can't take your eyes off them. I'm far… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
If you really think that ambition, power, lust, desire are not as applicable in the media as in politics or on Wall Street or… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality. — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
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,… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
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.… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high,… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
I refuse to buy a PS3 or Xbox for my home for fear that it might ruin my life. I think I would cease… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
In Washington, if you're a congressman or a senator or the President, you make much more money than the average American, but you'd think… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
