i had the book, i had the audio book of jim reading it, i had youtube, even on the kolbert show, you got to see his sense of humor. so i had plenty going in. e-mailed him in "the end of mockingbird," i said, i'm in new york, you know where to find me. he said, thanks, but he didn't come up. and i didn't want to impose. i didn't want to go down to his house. but then you got a job to do. and at the end of the day, you're not doing it for him, you're doing it for people who want to know what he was thinking. and it's a bonus if he likes it. but, you know, it's not like we're going to reshoot it if he doesn't. so you try to do a real authentic portrayal and certainly i had the book to go from. >> well, look, it is -- it is a production and it is art, but it also has a purpose. and i know billy ray and the producer and writer and you felt strongly that it come out before the election. explain that? >> that was the deal. that was what we were pitched and why we all jumped onboard. we want to be part of the conversation. we know one part of the story and that's trump. well, comey's a liar.