I am an old, old friend of Aaron Sorkin's, who is the executive producer and writer. He had been talking about doing a political show for a long time and I had been interested in it for a long time. The moment I became available, he called me last year and asked me if I wanted to do it and… — Bradley Whitford Copy Share
I did not always agree, personally, on the positions that Bartlet, character from the West Wing, took and I argued against them on many occasions. But Aaron Sorkin said, "Martin, that's you, that's not Barlet. It's a very political decision he has to make." I found from the very beginning that when I infused my own personal feelings about an… — Bradley Whitford Copy Share
I have to think that I think it's always been a horse race between this administration's temporary political acumen and their completely,… — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
I was at the vice president's Christmas party. I thought that his speech was spectacular, and I knew that it was a very emotional… — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
Being an actor, you always feel like you're swimming upstream. People are going, 'No, they don't like you. They don't like the way you… — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
When you act, you're always playing a version of yourself. You can't bring more to the role than what you are — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
Only two things ever stop the government from doing anything: money and politics — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
At the end of your days, you will be judged by your gallop, not by your stumble. — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
My joke about Aaron Sorkin is that The West Wing was a great show about democracy, run by Kim Jong-Il! — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
The issue for my character, and the issue of the show is, how dirty do your feet have to get without suffocating yourself in… — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
You need to be real enough to be believable, but you don't necessarily have to be real enough to be real. There is a… — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
We all go through life bristling at our external limitations, but the most difficult chains to break are inside us. — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
An experience like 'The West Wing' is what I would imagine - even though I've never done it - that surfing feels like. It's,… — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
Having an affair with an intern is just an incredibly stupid thing to do. — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
