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Dec 3, 2015 · We didn't identify ourselves by who we voted for in the last election, and we didn't scare so easy. And we were able to be all these things and do all these things because we were informed. By great men, men who were revered. The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one—America is not the greatest country in the world ...
Oct 19, 2021 · In a recent career retrospective with GQ, the award-winning actor revealed that the “America is not the greatest country in the world” diatribe Will McAvoy delivers to kick off the series...
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Oct 19, 2021 · In the speech, Daniels' character launches into a three-minute diatribe about how America is not the greatest nation in the world and exposed the various shortcomings and failings of modern America. The monologue set the tone for the character, and the show itself, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential scenes in modern US ...
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Jun 25, 2012 · Jeff Daniels plays a news anchor who can't take the bullshit anymore during a panel discussion and tells it like this country is. Thanks to GQ.com, here's a transcript of the terrific mini-speech from How to Write an Aaron Sorkin Script, by Aaron Sorkin.
In a recent career retrospective with GQ, the award-winning actor revealed that the “America is not the greatest country in the world” diatribe Will McAvoy delivers to kick off the series was not initially in Sorkin’s script. “That speech came later,” he told GQ.
Oct 20, 2021 · A A. Jeff Daniels has revealed that the famous speech his "Newsroom" character delivered at the start of the HBO series' pilot saved his career. In the epic Aaron Sorkin-penned monologue, Daniels' character, Will McAvoy, speaks about why America is not the greatest nation in the world anymore, highlighting the country's shortcomings.