A criminal lawyer, like a trapeze performer, is seldom more than one slip from an awful fall.

I've been a lawyer for 31 years. I've examined a lot of witnesses. Seldom have I found one less believable.

We had that one won. We let that one slip away.

A lawyer is in an awful position about that. It's not fair to the accused who is charged with a serious crime if a lawyer says he's not going to take the case because it reflects badly on the accused and that's not fair to him. On the other hand, if a lawyer is deciding to take the case and hasn't made up his mind, it's also difficult for the accused.

All the sparkly shirts and the stage trappings - that's just the performer, the public me, ... Songwriting is the hardest and most personal thing I do. When I'm writing, I'll go into the studio at six in the morning and stay until after dark, including weekends.

I think he's the most graceful comedic performer of the century,