watched what happened here closely. and as giuliani came onto the scene and then became mayor, he said very aptly that giuliani was a beloved son of a bitch. lots of people who couldn't stand him came around to a real sense of endearment with him because he got some things done that were important and that substantially changed the city for the better. - he's an extraordinarily complex individual, smart, smart, smart, hard-, hard-, hardworking. - he had a little bit of-- not a little bit. he had a lot of kind of a superman complex, that, you know, he could do anything. - my real ambition was someday to be united states attorney in the southern district of new york, which i finally attained. - the u.s. attorney's office of the southern district is the most prestigious in the country. and rudy giuliani made a major mark in new york city shortly after he arrived in the role.