Christopher Darden
Christopher Darden
Christopher Allen "Chris" Dardenis an American lawyer, author, actor, lecturer and practicing attorney. He was a 15-year veteran of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, where he was assigned to the prosecution of O. J. Simpson, in which role he gained a great deal of national attention...
writing thinking views
Its much like writing a screenplay with someone else and thats how we view it, I think.
writing thinking controversial
I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative.
writing emotional thinking
I did not think that I was angry, but clearly anger was reflected in my writing. I did not think that I had been affected emotionally, but it was clear from my writing that I was still very emotional about the trial some six months after it ended.
moving school thinking
I think that the mere fact that I'm doing it ought to inspire someone. In junior high school the counselor suggested that I focus on wood shop and metal shop.
thinking unique perspective
I think my perspective is unique, and I want to make sure that perspective is memorialized and preserved.
reading thinking people
It would have been easier to have a male protagonist, but I didn't want people to assume that Nikki Hill was me in her entirety because a lot of people just don't like me and I don't think they would be interested in reading about me, even in the fictional context.
brown deserved nicole opinion throat
Is it your opinion Dr. Reichardt that Nicole Brown deserved to have had her throat cut?
calm voices
We are the voices of calm and reason.
difficult handle lawyers people pressure trial
The pressure on the trial lawyers is tremendous, and some people don't handle the pressure well. They really shouldn't handle difficult cases.
appearance case courtroom defense felony front guess lawyer
I am back in the courtroom as a defense attorney. In fact, my first court appearance in a felony case as a defense lawyer was in front of guess who?
above
No one is above the law, not the police, not the rich,
colorful course creative juices
My creative juices really don't stall. I like to write in a very straightforward, conversational way, but of course it has to be colorful as well.
parents school urged
My grandparents and parents urged me to go to school and do well in school so that at the end of the day I'd have options, choices.
anybody country mafia meet somebody travel walks whenever wrong
Whenever I travel around the country, somebody always walks up to me and says, 'Mr. Darden, I've always wanted to meet you to tell you that you were wrong about O.J. Simpson. It was the Mafia ... It was anybody but O.J. Simpson,'