did know of them, true to life, very well done, certainly sterling brown did a wonderful job and sarah paulson marco my god, she did amazingly, how she did this i don't know, and feeling on the inside, don't know how she news at. it is incredible what she did. >> host: how has your writing changed since your first book, guilt by association? >> i hope it gets better. when people say the books i read, the most recent one, i hope every book i am getting better, improving. the first four novels i wrote were based on a prosecutor in los angeles. you are constrained. when you write about a prosecutor there are ethical boundaries you can't cross because of the people won't like it better very much. and prosecutors do have as i said ethical obligation to make sure a defendant fairly convicted treats fairly in the system. when you go to the defense side you don't have to worry about that. i wanted to write a darker more complex or wild character and that is why i turned to samantha brinkman. >> host: there has been a lot of talk, national conversation on our justice system. what is your take. are we o

>> seth: sarah paulson was fantastic playing you. and you met with her.ah. >> i did. >> seth: 'cause that -- so there it is. that was the perm. >> the first thing i said to her -- we met for dinner. >> seth: yeah. >> most of the episodes had already been shot. >> seth: yeah. >> we met for dinner and i just said, "okay first, i got to start out by saying i'm sorry about the hair." [ light laughter ] sorry about that hair. >> seth: your hair looks fantastic now. >> this is natural. >> seth: it's great. [ light laughter ] but in a weird way, that looks so good that it makes this look even worse. >> even worse. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] you shouldn't have gone that nice. i'm telling you. >> i got to tell you, watching the miniseries, it was really kind of -- and they had this footage of me, too. and i'm looking at that going, "what was i thinking?" [ light laughter ] >> seth: well, i can tell you, there's like -- basically from 13-18 in my life, i hope no one makes a documentary of my haircut. [ light laughter ] you have two sons? >> two sons. >> seth

for the audience to see our humanity due in large part to the incredible a genius of the actors sarah paulson and i have been ago fan of hers for ever since i heard she would play me i was miserable about this being made honestly i thought maybe. [laughter] that is pretty cool. >> i have never talked to her at all they did not let them consults with us but i did end up meeting her when it was shot she wanted to be with me the whole time thatma they would not let her she wrote me a sweet e-mail we had dinner and multiple drinks telomere is -- tequila with lime juice it straight up in thisot to plaste fantastic we drink them all night and got plastered. since -- was sdepends on thehe quality of the tequila into live. >> was she nervous? >> yes. she is very sensitive and she said i really believe that working with the director he is responsible for getting this on the air but also for pulling out the sexes and involved in the trial which no one had ever and she was co to our mentioned in a never thought anyone would soar was surprised by that and she was concerned with the way we were portrayed

due in large part to the incredible genius of the actors that we were gifted to have play us, sarah paulson who i've been a fan forever who when i heard she was going to play -- i was miserable about the series playing but enwhy heard she was going to be playing me, you know, that's pretty cool. >> host: you talked to her much. >> guest: i never talked to her at all. they did not let any of them consult with us. but i did wind up -- she hatt had want wanting to meet with me. they wouldn't let her. so we finally got together. she wrote me a really sweet e-mail and we had dinner and we had multiple drinks. tequila with lime juice, a little ice, fantastic. we drank them all night. we got to plastered jute be in drink that depend heavily on the quality of the tech e tequila. >> guest: into city thyme. >> host: have you talked to her since -- was she nervous about what you think? >> guest: very sensitive person. she said i really believe that ryan murphy, the director, and i believe he is responsible for getting this on the air, hi is also the one responsible for pull ought the sexism involved i