Hofmanis, on the other hand, compares him to directors like Guillermo del Toro, Robert Rodriguez and Martin Scorsese - "in terms of creativity and what they're contributing to cinema".
It's also one of those rare occasions when a writer dwarfs the director in terms of clout: The West Wing made Sorkin, 49, a huge media power to rival anyone in the film business, as he linked politics and entertainment like never before and became a doyen of liberal America and a hate figure for the right.
She treated the actors and singers like dirt and treated the dancers like gods ...[she was,] I think, an extremely insensitive woman, an excellent writer, and a terrible director, in terms of morale, anyway.
We need legions of "stakeholder activists" who seek to hold companies accountable for all constituents, going beyond the role of investor activists, who focus on holding CEOs and boards of directors accountable in terms of share price.
Band directors vary in terms of how directly involved they are with their band.
"He's seen every game this season as a director and in terms of training he's not going to go along and tell the coaching staff what to do.
Far from helping companies to weather the crisis, powerful institutional shareholders and independent directors did worse in terms of shareholder value.
Joan Saddler, associate director, NHS Confederation: In terms of diverse leadership both skill and will apply.
He thinks cinema, like a director; I think in terms of emotions.
And I was never really deeply aware I was a movie director's kid – in terms of fabulous glamour and so on.
