Thomas Schlamme

When you're part of history, you don't know it. You're just sort of living your life.

— 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!"…

— Thomas Schlamme

I think 'The West Wing' hit at a moment in time that was just right for that show.

— Thomas Schlamme

'Survivor' was, to me, an absolute reaction that the audience was having to the sort of staid nature of narrative drama on…

— 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.

— Thomas Schlamme

I worked as a production assistant on a couple of films, and finally, I got a job at an animation studio as…

— 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.…

— Thomas Schlamme

There's always been an ongoing struggle between commerce and art.

— 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…

— Thomas Schlamme

When we were doing 'Sports Night' and 'West Wing' at the same time, I thought I was the luckiest guy in the…

— Thomas Schlamme

Just besides how smart Aaron Sorkin stuff is, really, is how visceral it is, how sensual it is. Not sexual, sensual. Always…

— Thomas Schlamme