Aaron Sorkin on Addiction, Recovery, and Writing

On September 19, 2026, Aaron Sorkin spoke on The Interview podcast about his life and work. He said he lost a decade of his life to drugs. He talked about how drugs affected his writing and daily life.

He also said that Carrie Fisher called him and told him to go to rehab. He went to rehab and later stopped using drugs. Now he is sober and he writes and directs films. He is the writer and director of a new film called The Social Reckoning. The film opens on October 9. He said getting sober was hard but possible.