The Hard Luck and Beautiful Life of Liam Neeson

Then Liam Neeson asked me what I remembered about the interview. I echoed him: “You told me about your accident. You told me about your wife’s accident. That was hard for you. You were upset. You got very quiet. So I traded stories. I told you something bad that happened to me. I have the picture of your house right here. I remember that your hand was shaking.”

Source: Esquire
Published: Feb 15, 2011
Length: 20 minutes (5,192 words)

Nancy Pelosi Doesn’t Care if You Like Her

Everybody’s got something to say about the most powerful woman in the world. Right, Left, smart, stupid — they all paint her their own way, to their own advantage. But she just wants to win.

Source: Esquire
Published: Feb 1, 2010
Length: 28 minutes (7,244 words)

Please Be Seated. Guy Ritchie’s Life Will Begin Shortly.

His marriage to Madonna behind him, and the potential blockbuster Sherlock Holmes here, the director has a lot on his mind. But he can explain it all with three simple truths.

Source: Esquire
Published: Nov 1, 2009
Length: 25 minutes (6,409 words)

The Road Is the Most Important Movie of the Year

That’s the burden carried by an Aussie’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s beloved novel. Almost no one has seen it. Well, we did.

Source: Esquire
Published: Jun 28, 2009
Length: 23 minutes (5,900 words)