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Sorkin reportedly said at the event.

Then theWest Wingcreator offered his assistance in rectifying the problem.

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What can I do [to help]?

Of course I am aware of the diversity problem, he toldVariety.

I was the one who brought the subject up Saturday morning and kept coming back to the subject.

Is it because studio heads arent green-lighting the movies?

Is it because studio executives arent bringing the projects to studio heads?

Is that because agents are bringing the projects to studio executives?

Is it because agents arent getting the material?

I was asking questions to a group of people who understand this problem firsthand, he said.

The Academy Award-winning screenwriter also iterated his desire to help improve the industry in this regard.

The fact that theres a diversity problem isnt news to me, he said.

One of the questions I asked was, What can I do?

If you had a remote control over me, what would you have me do on Monday?