I thought back to the O.J. Simpson trial. I would have voted him guilty. But there was no doubt that Johnnie Cochran overwhelmed the jury.

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.

All good work requires self-revelation.

For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident.

He was prescient. What can I tell you? He was a Jewish soothsayer. One of the things I admire stylistically is how he was able to give you the bitter pill with such good laughs.

There is a kind of crazy bravery about this guy.