. >> and david granger allowed me to write for "esquire." ote for "esquire" for about ten years while david was there. i wrote for a few other magazines and wrote a book. as far as acting goes, yeah, i was very, very shy, and i didn't have confidence and stuttered a bit. i wanted to do that even before i knew what you really called it. i felt comfortable there. >> and aaron associatisorkin sa weren't shy when you left a voicemail. >> i don't remember the voicemail, but i love the story so much that i want to take credit for it. i'm going to say that it's true. i don't fully remember. he says that i called him and sa said, josh lyman needs to get laid, and i'm the one to do it. i do remember that, but i thought i did it after i had done one episode. i'm not sure. i deflt definitely remember saying he needed to get laid because he did. >> it worked out with "west wing." >> i was lucky to be on that show. >> great show. >> his writing was incredible. every time i got a script, i couldn't wait to open it and see what he said. >> let me talk about