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The cinematic musical if you look at the dna, theres always a kind of code or a language thats specific to the time theyre in. When youre a jet, youre a jet all the way from your first cigarette to your last dying day west side story is shakespeare in the streets of new york. It has a code that was both old and completely new. With west side story, the music has this kind of jazz influence, discordant aspect. You can feel it. Its like sparking in the air. And the moves are very angular and sort ...

firms. that is shifting money, you know, from one capitalistic entity to another. so if you think that works, i think its a manifestation of the malfunction of the entire system. [applause] >> why do i think this audience is going to be on his side? [laughing] i actually -- i dont disagree with what youre saying. but im saying, from a functional standpoint it works. i mean, wall street law firms work. they do great work. they do the best practice of law that is done in the country. and...

functional standpoint it works. i mean, wall street law firms work. they do great work. they do the best practice of law that is done in the country. and if you dont believe that, youre just wrong. [laughing] >> no. the death penalty, appellate lawyers do the best work in the country. their objective is valid. and their industry matches your industry and the competency that you speak of. >> this could be fun. >> i disagree. >> ok. i think we can agree that, you know, when youre talking...

functional standpoint it works. i mean, wall street law firms work. they do great work. they do the best practice of law that is done in the country. and if you dont believe that, youre just wrong. [laughing] >> no. the death penalty, appellate lawyers do the best work in the country. their objective is valid. and their industry matches your industry and the competency that you speak of. >> this could be fun. >> i disagree. >> ok. i think we can agree that, you know, when youre talking...

[laughing] i actually -- i dont disagree with what youre saying. but im saying, from a functional standpoint it works. i mean, wall street law firms work. they do great work. they do the best practice of law that is done in the country. and if you dont believe that, youre just wrong. [laughing] >> no. the death penalty, appellate lawyers do the best work in the country. their objective is valid. and their industry matches your industry and the competency that you speak of. >> this coul...

that? >> you know, at the heart of it im trying to tell a good story and keep the readers turning pages if theyre flying across country. but i do try to sneak in a little bit of gentle, social commentary. i think if you get up on a soapbox, you lose effectiveness. somebody was pointing out to me not long ago that ive actually written books that deal with homelessness, that deal with corruption in the church. "death penalty" was a book that i wrote. the book that just came out, "perfect...

functional standpoint it works. i mean, wall street law firms work. they do great work. they do the best practice of law that is done in the country. and if you dont believe that, youre just wrong. [laughing] >> no. the death penalty, appellate lawyers do the best work in the country. their objective is valid. and their industry matches your industry and the competency that you speak of. >> this could be fun. >> i disagree. >> ok. i think we can agree that, you know, when youre talking...

system. [applause] >> why do i think this audience is going to be on his side? [laughing] i actually -- i dont disagree with what youre saying. but im saying, from a functional standpoint it works. i mean, wall street law firms work. they do great work. they do the best practice of law that is done in the country. and if you dont believe that, youre just wrong. [laughing] >> no. the death penalty, appellate lawyers do the best work in the country. their objective is valid. and their in...

system. [applause] >> why do i think this audience is going to be on his side? [laughing] i actually -- i dont disagree with what youre saying. but im saying, from a functional standpoint it works. i mean, wall street law firms work. they do great work. they do the best practice of law that is done in the country. and if you dont believe that, youre just wrong. [laughing] >> no. the death penalty, appellate lawyers do the best work in the country. their objective is valid. and their in...