Schlamme Thomas Quotes & Sayings

My experience on 'The West Wing' was, I think, now rare in that I was pretty young, and I walked into this environment where Aaron Sorkin was giving me a script every week, and Thomas Schlamme and John Wells were keeping the studio off my back, at least as best as they could. — Alex Graves

'Survivor' was, to me, an absolute reaction that the audience was having to the sort of staid nature of narrative drama on television. — 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. After that, work begat work. I got into directing music videos and commercials. — Thomas Schlamme

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

I smiled back, the importance of manners, my mother always said, is inversely related to how inclined one is to use them, or, in other words, sometimes politeness is all that stands between oneself and madness. — Nicole Krauss

I never go to where's a risk. I'm frightened of dangers down to boredom. — Fernando Pessoa

The victors in great wars have always been spiritually defeated by the conquered. — George William Russell

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

When we were doing 'Sports Night' and 'West Wing' at the same time, I thought I was the luckiest guy in the world because my two interests were politics and sports. — Thomas Schlamme

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

For singers, I believe we can sing in a lot of keys. I know I have this big range, but the point is to find a key that emotionally connects people. — Idina Menzel

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

Jerry Goldsmith is an artist who meets all the demands upon the composer in films. He communicates, integrates, subordinates, supports, and designs with discipline. — Jerry Goldsmith

If the truth is not in the face, then where is it? In the hands! In the hands. — Anne Michaels

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 by human behavior; observing people and seeing how much story gets told without a lot of dialogue, and how much our brain fills in. — Thomas Schlamme

Still when it comes to finding fault we are fonder of windows than of mirrors. — David Wolpe