30 Rock2006

Aaron Sorkin:
[Liz is in a reception area waiting to meet with Nick Lachey about a writing job] You here for the "Sing-Off" gig?

Liz Lemon:
Yeah. Do I know you?

Aaron Sorkin:
You know my work. Walk with me.

[Sorkin stands up and Liz follows]

Aaron Sorkin:
I'm Aaron Sorkin. "The West Wing," A Few Good Men, The Social Network.

Liz Lemon:
"Studio 60"?

Aaron Sorkin:
Shut up.

Aaron Sorkin:
Do you know Nick Lachey? I hear he doesn't even let you sit in the meeting; he just screams at you to see how you react.

Liz Lemon:
Wait, you're not really applying for this job, are you?

Aaron Sorkin:
'Course I am. You've got to take work where you find it, especially now. Our craft is dying while people are playing "Angry Birds" and poking each other on Facebook. What is poking anyway? Why won't anybody do it to me? I'm cool.

Liz Lemon:
So it's really that bad out there. I mean, you're Aaron Sorkin. Speaking of "Angry Birds," do you know how to beat 11-4? It's just a red guy and a green guy.

Aaron Sorkin:
The key is do not use the green guy as a boomerang.

Liz Lemon:
Did we just go in a circle?

Aaron Sorkin:
Listen, lady - a gender I write extremely well if the story calls for it - this is serious. We make horse buggies. The first Model T just rolled into town.

Liz Lemon:
We're dinosaurs.

Aaron Sorkin:
We don't need two metaphors. That's bad writing. Not that it matters.

Assistant:
Mr. Sorkin? Mr. Lachey will see you now.

Aaron Sorkin:
[Sorkin walks into the office] Mr. Lachey. Huge fan! Huge fan. I have all your albums.