director bennet miller, whose other films, "capote" and "moneyball," were both nominated for academy awards, spent eight years working on "foxcatcher." he didn't want anyone obvious to play dupont. he was looking for someone benign and non-threatening who had never shot anyone in a movie before. when carell's name came up, miller booked a lunch. >> bennett miller: to be totally honest with you, right after our first lunch, something inside of me just clicked. you know, the coin dropped and i thought, "oh, i could see that. i want that." >> kroft: what happened at the lunch? what did he do during the lunch? what did he say during the lunch that made you think that he was right? >> miller: deadly serious. deadly, deadly serious. somebody who had read the script and had done some research. and part of it is a commitment, knowing that you're both feet in. and that it might not necessarily be easy, but that, "i get it. and whatever it takes."

"moneyball for government." john bidgeland and gene sperling, thank you. >> thank you, nice to be with you. >> woodruff: now a story that comes to us via our network of student reporting labs around the country. meri demarois of the university of montana and her mentor anna rau of montana pbs look at the dangers of illegal fish dumping in the region's rivers and what is being done to protect montana's celebrated fishing traditions. >> montana's a special place. with these rivers, trout fishing is part of our heritage, and especially, you know, native trout, the westslope, cutthroat, or bulltrout, i think catching those fish is just really special, it really connects you to the river and to the, to, you know, a part of montana's past. >> reporter: carey schmidt began fishing in montana as a child. today he is a busy lawyer and father, but he tries to get on the river as much as possible to enjoy native fish species. >> i think trout are just a really charismatic species that people want to come to montana to catc

and when "moneyball" was wrapping up, i met megan and showed her the script, talked to her about it. she disregarded her counsel and just -- >> took a shot. >> took a shot. >> this is a clip. >> hey, joe. i am really sorry about your mother. >> no, no, no, i am fine. >> are you sure? >> there is a lot of work to do in the next couple of months. you are an integral part of that. do you understand? i'm going to need you. and i will be relying on you to a great extent. i want, more than anything, to win a gold medal. and we have someone who could do that. >> we are going to win a gold medal, john. >> how are you feeling? >> i feel good about it. >> i am concerned that there are psychological issues that we need to take care of. >> i think he will be in real good shape. >> i think you are doing a good job. you and i, working in tandem, if we cannot get him there, no one can. >> ok. >> mark? mark? mark? good. >> what is it at the core of the film? what is he seeking from them and what are they seeking from him? >> that is the question, what is the transaction? i think that dupont cast him

the westn to bring us wing, moneyball, the social network, and the newsroom on hbo. if the steve jobs biopic coming soon. 1.0,ng me today on studio and he, golden globe and academy award winner aaron sorkin. thank you for being here. ans no pressure to write intro for one of the most famous writers in the world. >> i appreciate it. wrapped the last, third and final season of newsroom. >> i feel great. this third season i think is the best of the three by far. i think it took me a while to learn how to write the show. it started to feel good in the third season. >> tell me about the process. >> i love serious television. the schedule is for roche is and you have no time -- is ferocious . you have no time so you have to write even when you're not writing well. has had its share of fanatical fans and also its share of critics. had you deal with that? >> what i write is not going to be everybody's cup of tea. you learn that pretty early on and you do the show for people who like it. >> the media is obsessed with ratings, criticized for being too sensational. >> i think t

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he went on to bring us the west wing, moneyball, the social network, and the newsroom on hbo. with a steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on studio 1.0, emmy, golden globe and academy award winner aaron sorkin. thank you for being here. it's no pressure to write an intro for one of the most famous writers in the world. >> i appreciate it. >> you just wrapped the last, third and final season of newsroom. >> i feel great. this third season i think is the best of the three by far. i think it took me a while to learn how to write the show. it started to feel good in the third season. >> tell me about the process. >> i love serious television. the schedule is for roche is and you have no time -- is ferocious. you have no time so you have to write even when you're not writing well. >> newsroom has had its share of fanatical fans and also its share of critics. had you deal with that? >> what i write is not going to be everybody's cup of tea. you learn that pretty early on and you do the show for people who like it. >> the media is obsessed with ratings, criticized for bein

he went on to bring us the west wing, moneyball, the social network, and the newsroom on hbo. if the steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on studio 1.0, and he, golden globe and academy award winner aaron sorkin. thank you for being here. it's no pressure to write an intro for one of the most famous writers in the world. >> i appreciate it. >> he just wrapped the last, third and final season of newsroom. >> i feel great. this third season i think is the best of the three by far. i think it took me a while to learn how to write the show. it started to feel good in the third season. >> tell me about the process. >> i love serious television. the schedule is for roche is and you have no time -- is ferocious. you have no time so you have to write even when you're not writing well. >> newsroom has had its share of fanatical fans and also its share of critics. had you deal with that? >> what i write is not going to be everybody's cup of tea. you learn that pretty early on and you do the show for people who like it. >> the media is obsessed with ratings, criticized for bei

he went on to bring us "the west wing," "moneyball," "the social network," and, most recently, "the newsroom" on hbo. with a steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on "studio 1.0," emmy, golden globe, and academy award winner, aaron sorkin.

he went on to bring us "the west wing," "moneyball," "the social network," and, most recently, "the newsroom" on hbo. with a steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on "studio 1.0," emmy, golden globe, and academy award winner, aaron sorkin. aaron, thank you so much for being here.

he went on to bring us "the west wing," "moneyball," "the social network," and, most recently, "the newsroom" on hbo. with a steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on "studio 1.0," emmy, golden globe, and academy award winner, aaron sorkin. aaron, thank you so much for being here. >'

he went on to bring us the "west wing," "moneyball," "the social network," and "the newsroom" on hbo. with a steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on studio 1.0, emmy, golden globe and academy award winner aaron sorkin. thank you for being here. it's no pressure to write an intro for one of the most famous writers in the world. >> i appreciate it. >> you just wrapped the last, third and final season of "newsroom." >> i feel great. this third season i think is the best of the three by far. i think it took me a while to learn how to write the show. it started to feel good in the third season. >> tell me about the process. >> i love serious television. the schedule is ferocious and you have no time. you have no time so you have to write even when you're not writing well. >> "newsroom" has had its share of fanatical fans and also its share of critics. had you deal with that? >> what i write is not going to be everybody's cup of tea. you learn that pretty early on and you do the show for people who like it. >> the media is obsessed with ratings, criticized for being too sensation

he went on to bring us the "west wing," "moneyball," "the social network," and "the newsroom" on hbo. if the steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on studio 1.0, and he, golden globe and academy award winner aaron sorkin. thank you for being here. it's no pressure to write an intro for one of the most famous writers in the world. >> i appreciate it. >> he just wrapped the last, third and final season of newsroom. >> i feel great. this third season i think is the best of the three by far. i think it took me a while to learn how to write the show. it started to feel good in the third season. >> tell me about the process. >> i love serious television. the schedule is for roche is and you have no time -- is ferocious. you have no time so you have to write even when you're not writing well. >> newsroom has had its share of fanatical fans and also its share of critics. had you deal with that? >> what i write is not going to be everybody's cup of tea. you learn that pretty early on and you do the show for people who like it. >> the media is obsessed with ratings, criticized for bei

he went on to bring us "the west wing," "moneyball," "the social network," and, most recently, "the newsroom" on hbo. with a steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on "studio 1.0," emmy, golden globe, and academy award winner aaron sorkin. aaron, thank you so much for being here. >> it's my pleasure. >> it's great to have you. it's no pressure to write an intro for one of the most famous writers in the world, by the way. >> it's a nice intro. i appreciate it. >> thank you. you just wrapped the last, the third and final season of "the newsroom." how do you feel? >> i feel great. this third season i think is the best of the three by far. i think it took me a while to learn how to write the show. it started to feel good in the third season. >> talk to me about that process. >> i love series television. but the thing about it is that the schedule is ferocious and you have no time. so the worst part about it is that you have to write even when you're not writing well. and then you have to point a camera at it, and then you have to broadcast it to a lot of people. >> "newsroom" has had it

he went on to bring us "the west wing," "moneyball," "the social network," and, most recently, "the newsroom" on hbo. with a steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on "studio 1.0," emmy, golden globe, and academy award winner, aaron sorkin. aaron, thank you so much for being here. >> it's my pleasure. >> it's great to have you. it's no pressure to write an intro for one of the most famous writers in the world, by the way. >> it's a nice intro. i appreciate it. >> thank you. you just wrapped the last, the third and final season of "the newsroom." how do you feel? >> i feel great. this third season i think is the best of the three by far. i think it took me a while to learn how to write the show. it started to feel good in the third season. >> talk to me about that process. >> i love series television. but the thing about it is that the schedule is ferocious and you have no time. so the worst part about it is that you have to write even when you're not writing well. and then you have to point a camera at it, and then you have to broadcast it to a lot of people. >> "newsroom" has had i

he went on to bring us "the west wing," "moneyball," "the social network," and, most recently, "the newsroom" on hbo. with a steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on "studio 1.0," emmy, golden globe, and academy award winner aaron

he went on to bring us "the west wing," "moneyball," "the social network," and, most recently, "the newsroom" on hbo. with a steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on "studio 1.0," emmy, golden globe, and academy award winner, aaron in

he went on to bring us the "west wing," "moneyball," "the social network," and "the newsroom" on hbo. with the steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on studio 1.0, emmy, golden globe and academy award winner aaron sorkin. thank you for being here. it's no pressure to write an intro for one of the most famous writers in the world. >> i appreciate it. >> he just wrapped the last, third and final season of newsroom. >> i feel great. this third season i think is the best of the three by far. i think it took me a while to learn how to write the show. it started to feel good in the third season. >> tell me about the process. >> i love serious television. but the thing about it is the schedule is ferocious and you have no time. you have no time so you have to write even when you're not writing well. and then you have to point a camera at it and broadcast it to people. >> newsroom has had its share of fanatical fans and also its share of critics. had you deal with that? >> what i write is not going to be everybody's cup of tea. you learn that pretty early on and you do the show for

he went on to bring us the "west wing," "moneyball," "the social network," and "the newsroom" on hbo. with the steve jobs biopic coming soon. joining me today on studio 1.0, emmy, golden globe and academy award winner aaron sorkin. thank you for being here. it's no pressure to write an intro for one of the most famous writers in the world. >> i appreciate it. >> he just wrapped the last, third and final season of newsroom. >> i feel great. this third season i think is the best of the three by far. i think it took me a while to learn how to write the show. it started to feel good in the third season. >> tell me about the process. >> i love serious television. but the thing about it is the schedule is ferocious and you have no time. you have no time so you have to write even when you're not writing well. and then you have to point a camera added and broadcasted to people. >> newsroom has had its share of fanatical fans and also its share of critics. had you deal with that? >> what i write is not going to be everybody's cup of tea. you learn that pretty early on and you do the show for p

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and so they have your financial information and they are essentially moneyballing financial aid these days. >> sreenivasan: explain that. >> there's a whole industry called enrollment management. there didn't used to be enrollment managers at schools, you know, two decades ago. but that's a position that's sort of been created, essentially to use data, to really create detailed student profiles and do what they call, this is all jargon, but it's financial aid leveraging. how does the school get the biggest bang for its financial aid dollar? and sometimes that means they're essentially picking students that they are ok having over- borrow, versus students whom they really want and will generally try to protect from having to borrow. and so they're trying to incentivize certain students coming and certain students they care less about and they're more comfortable, honestly packaging a student loan in that financial aid package. and that's a decision that schools are making, picking which students essentially get more, and which students will have to borrow more. and i think that should

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who did "capote" and "moneyball," right? >> yeah. >> jimmy: such a great movie. i didn't know that it was a a real story. i didn't know anything about it at all. >> yeah. >> jimmy: just a rich guy wants to coach the olympics wrestling team? >> basically, yeah. >> jimmy: and so he pays and the olympics go, okay. and this is -- this guy, but he is like a wacko. >> yes. >> jimmy: i mean, you got to see, steve carell is insane. >> yeah. >> jimmy: he's amazing. >> completely transforms himself. >> jimmy: channing tatum, amazing. >> incredible. >> jimmy: and you, i have to say i, just -- >> crap. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you were so good. and honestly they were great, they were both amazing performers. but you, i go, oh my god. i've never seen you -- i mean, you are such great actor but i have never seen you better. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i really thought you were great. >> oh, he -- his arm is literally the size of my torso. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he is the hulk. when you transform into the hulk, you become -- >> i play the hulk in a movie, and he is the hulk. >> jimmy

who did "capote" and "moneyball," right? >> yeah. >> jimmy: such a great movie. i didn't know that it was a a real story. i didn't know anything about it at all. >> yeah. >> jimmy: just a rich guy wants to coach the olympics wrestling team? >> basically, yeah. >> jimmy: and so he pays and the olympics go, okay. and this is -- this guy, but he is like a wacko. >> yes. >> jimmy: i mean, you got to see, steve carell is insane. >> yeah. >> jimmy: he's amazing. >> completely transforms himself. >> jimmy: channing tatum, amazing. >> incredible. >> jimmy: and you, i have to say i, just -- >> crap. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you were so good. and honestly they were great, they were both amazing performers. but you, i go, oh my god. i've never seen you -- i mean, you are such great actor but i have never seen you better. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i really thought you were great. >> thank you. wow. >> jimmy: and i watched it, like was it really you guys wrestling, because it looked like it was? >> yeah, we -- we started training for wrestling about seven months before we actuall

. >> so "moneyball" is the first time someone's youthed a mathematical model to study what would otherwise be perceived as a highly objective human is in tick judgment. >> reporter: the prediction is that of college officers. . it can change year to year. if the students at think tank follow ma's advice, he says there's a 93% chance they'll get into the school of their choice. teen college admissions officers find it mystifying. >> yes. >> but you have demystified that. >> i think so. but they would like to deny that. >> reporter: ma is so confident he even offers a munnback guarantee. >> that's what led victor chen to it even though he seemed like the ideal college applicant. >> your parents were worried you wouldn't get into the college you wanted to. >> yes. >> chen's parents, immigrants from china, paid $10,000, seeking the guarantee he would be admitted to the university of california berkeley. >> your mother was saying this is where you're going go, i'm going to make sure you get there. >> sounds like the tiger thick. >> it does. >> he needed a significant internship to fill out his

he directed "moneyball" and "capote," and he is particular about the things he's involved in. if he's in, i'm in. >> he said this role was outside of your comfort zone. >> for sure. i don't think i was on anybody's list for this kind of part. i wasn't campaigning for it. apparently my agent submitted my name and gave him pause and thought about it. we met, and he offered me the part. >> and you said the chance to work with him is all i need. >> huge. and i didn't know if i could do it, but the fact he thought i could, was enough. >> it was clear you could do it, and this story has so many different layers to it. i was struck by how much of the story is told without any dialogue at all and the looks and the glances. >> it's very spare. very economical in the pauses. there's a sense that you get from the movie. and i think bennett is really adept at that in particular. >> the new yorker calls your nose the fourth main character in the film. >> yes. >> and you know, you have some good company there. our crack research team found out, did, you know, that there are actually three o