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Did you ever get high with Hunter S. Thompson? “We got high in the bathroom of the New York Public Library when we were both inducted as literary lions, back in '88 or so. He had a hockey-puck sort of thing full of coke.”
—Jay McInerney

—Arianna Huffington

What's your most Thompson-esque quality? “I have aviator glasses and a pair of Jack Purcell running shoes.” —Graydon Carter

—Candice Bergen

As the director, how did you immerse yourself into Thompson's world? “Lots of drugs. I was drunk for about eight months straight. Lots of pain pills.” —Alex Gibney

—Jann Wenner

What made Thompson so good? “He knocked the door down and got inside a section of the madness of America.” —Gay Talese

—Charlie Rose

—Tom Wolfe

When did you meet Hunter Thompson? “In my misspent youth. That's when I met everybody else.” —Fran Lebowitz

—Lewis Lapham

—Dominick Dunne

Would Thompson's style work on TV? “I don't know. I've never filed a piece altered. It might be a cool thing to try, but perhaps not on NBC's nickel.” —Brian Williams

—Alexandra Kerry

—Jimmy Buffett

You're Thompson's literary executor. What don't most people know about him? “All of the waitresses and waiters in Pitkin County, Colorado, loved Hunter. He tipped three or four times more than he had to.” —Douglas Brinkley
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—Meg Ryan (GETTY IMAGES)

Did you do drugs with Hunter S. Thompson? “I know I sound square, but for a guy who's supposed to be an agent provocateur, I don't understand. What the hell do I need drugs for?” —George Lois
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