ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What’s it feel like knowing that people are bingingThe West Wingthese days?
Do you think if the show was launched today, it would look and sound the same?
I think today’sWest Wingwould have to be a little more funny.
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I always thoughtThe West Wingwas really funny, Sam always had a lot of funny lines.
That was my instrument I got to play in the orchestra.
When we think back at Sam, I don’t remember a flawed man at all.
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He seemed pretty perfect.
What were his flaws, if he had any?
He gave you so much to memorize back then.
Did you ever want to go, “Aaron?
Can I just simply say no in the scene?”
I think Aaron used to take great pleasure in keeping it convoluted.
My blind spot were names, numbers, and military insignias.
That was Aaron’s way of having fun with me.
Did you have to wear a shirt and tie every day on set?
I mean, I don’t think I ever remember seeing Sam in gym shorts.
We were always excited when any of us got to wear anything other than our suits and tie.
Aaron loved putting us in black tie.
What was it like workingwith John Spencer?
Johnny and I just connected.
I’m in recovery, Johnny was also in recovery.
So we really had a deep connection.
He made me laugh.
Oh my god, that man was funny.
By the way, everybody from the cast was hilarious.
Johnny was my favorite actor on the show, for sure.
He could make those three words say anything.
What do you remember about being on the Warner Bros. lot?
Were you guys the rock stars?
Everybody would watch theFriendsstage.
They would roll up in their Ferraris and Rolls Royces, Bentleys and Maseratis.
I would wave, and they would wave.
I just remember those guys had itsocush.
I’ll never forget it.
I think there might have been two instances.
The one that was really amazing was the Radio City upfront the year we were debuting.
Everybody knew the pilot but they hadn’t seen the show.
They didn’t know it was going to be a hit.
To get a standing ovation for a pilot was insane.
When we went to Washington it felt like we were the Beatles.
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