Name: The Cast Of "The West Wing" Share Their Favorite Episodes And Traits About Their Characters
Uploaded: 2020-10-27T18:43:58.000Z
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WE'RE BACK WITH THE CREATOR AND CAST OF "THE WEST WING," ALLISON

JANNEY, RICHARD SCHIFF, MARTIN SHEEN, AARON SORKIN AND

HOW MUCH DID THE ACTORS THEMSELVES INFLUENCE THE

YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND, RICHARD, YOU MADE SOME CHOICES.

I UNDERSTAND RICHARD MADE SOME CHOICES THAT WOULD SOMETIMES BOX

IT WAS WHILE WE WERE SHOOTING THE PILOT, MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE

AND I WENT TO HIM BETWEEN TAKES AND SAID, ," YOU KNOW, I JUST

HE SAID, "YEAH, I WAS GOING TO LET YOU FIGURE THAT OUT."

>> OKAY, I HAVE TO TELL MY VERSION OF THE STORY BECAUSE

>> BECAUSE-- BECAUSE AARON CAME UP TO ME, KIND OF DESPERATE,

AND HE GOES, "ARE YOU MARRIED?" AND I WENT, "NO."

WHAT I SAID WAS, "TONE IS A-- I DECIDED THAT HE WAS A WIDOWER,

WHICH IS WHY HE'S SO MUCH-- SO INTENSE AND SO FOCUSED AND MAYBE

A LITTLE BIT SAD AND GAVE HIM SOME DEPTH, THAT HE LOST SOMEONE

YOU REMEMBER IT AS "YOU FIGURE IT OUT" BECAUSE YOU WERE

THINKING, "DAMN, I HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT NOW," BECAUSE

BUT MORE TO THE POINT, YES, OF COURSE THE ACTORS INFLUENCED THE

THAT'S-- IT'S ONE OF THE REALLY NICE THINGS ABOUT DOING SERIES

TELEVISION, ABOUT STAYING WITH SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, I STAYED WITH IT FOR FOUR YEARS, THAT YOU'RE KIND OF

ON YOUR OWN WITH THE PILOT, AND THEN WITH THIS GROUP, STARTING

WITH EPISODE TWO, YOU KNOW, YOU START TO GET TO KNOW THEM A

LITTLE BIT, AND THEY'RE REALLY FILLING OUT THESE CHARACTERS,

I MEAN, I THINK THAT WE HAD SOME VERY GOOD EPISODES IN THE FIRST

SEASON, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT TOOK US THE FIRST YEAR TO LEARN HOW

>> Stephen: ALLISON, WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE EPISODE?

.>> OH, GOSH -- >> Stephen: YOU GET THE TOUGH

>> IT'S HARD FOR ME TO PICK BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY

ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING FOR ME AND JUST EMOTIONALLY-- AS AN

ACTOR WAS WOMEN OF KUMAR, WHICH WAS-- I BELIEVE, AARON, LET ME

BUT I LOVED IT BECAUSE IT WAS C.J., YOU KNOW, HER PERSONAL

BELIEFS AND CONVICTIONS COMING UP-- COMING IN CONFLICT WITH

WHAT THE BARTLETT ADMINISTRATION WAS PUTTING OUT, BECAUSE THEY

WERE SELLING ARMS TO THE FICTIONAL COUNTRY OF KUMAR, THAT

AND IT WAS VERY-- C.J.-- IT COST HER SOMETHING EMOTIONALLY.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT STORYLINE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HER CONFLICTED

AND SHOWING-- THAT WAS AN AMAZING EPISODE TO BE A PART OF.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, CONVERSELY, I LOOK THE SILLY THINGS I GOT TO

MAKING BARTLETT PARDON TWO TURKEYS ON THANKSGIVING, OR

WORKING WITH OTHER BARNIARD ANIMALS I GOT TO WORK WITH.

I ALWAYS LOVED DOING THE SILLY COMEDY THINGS.

BUT THEN AN EPISODE LIKE "THE WOMEN OF KUMAR" FULFILLED ME AS

MARTIN, BARTLETT WAS THE SECOND CATHOLIC PRESIDENT THE YUT EVER

AND I THINK IT'S KNOWN THAT YOU WANTED JOSIAH BARTLETT TO BE A

WHY WAS THAT IMPORTANT TO YOU AS A PERFORMER?

>> YOU KNOW, WELL, I'M A PRACTICING CATHOLIC.

I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT RIGHT, SO I CONTINUE TO PRACTICE.

I WANTED BARTLETT TO HAVE A PERSONAL REFERENCE OF MORALITY

SO THAT IT WENT BEYOND THE NORMAL COURSE OF POLITICS OR

BUT I ALSO WANTED HIM TO HAVE A NOTRE DAME DEGREE, FOR OBVIOUS

>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TACK A QUICK BREAK BUT STICK AROUND

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE OF "THE WEST WING."

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The Cast Of "The West Wing" Share Their Favorite Episodes And Traits About Their Characters

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