The major players in the original and adapted screenplay categories for this year’s Academy Awards turned up Thursday night for the annual Beyond Words event, put on by the Writers Guild.

Among the highlights, Aaron Sorkin revealed that much of his writing process involves what looks like lying on the couch watching ESPN, while James Mangold went on an expletive-filled rant about something that we have to admit bugs us too — and you might just find it’s a pet peeve of yours as well.

Click here for the full report, from TVWeek Open Mic writer Hillary Atkin.

Beyond Words (posted on Twitter by the Writers Guild Foundation)