Marcia Clark Quotes
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To me, one of the big silver linings of the Simpson trial is the advances we've made in understanding domestic violence as a lethal problem. Before that trial, I think there was a widespread sense that it was a family affair, a normal part of a relationship, not really a crime. The reality is that it's very much a crime, and a very serious one.
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By no means did my first book sell. I took a few runs at it. You'll never see those early efforts 'cause they're burned, straight to the fireplace where they belong.
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Too frequently, we see women being pitted against each other.
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I made mistakes in every trial.
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I'd always wanted to write crime fiction. I loved Nancy Drew.
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As I listened to the verdicts in the Casey Anthony case, acquitting her of the homicide of her baby girl, I relived what I felt back when court clerk Deirdre Robertson read the verdicts in the Simpson case. But this case is different. The verdict is far more shocking. Why? Because Casey Anthony was no celebrity.
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To the extent that someone goes out to criticize another woman about hair, makeup, silliness like that - unless you're talking about a makeup artist or something, really stop and think about what you're doing and why you're doing it.
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When I first joined the DA's office, there weren't that many women. So there was a fair degree of sexism. Everybody kind of got over it when they saw you doing your job.
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You amp things up and you speed things up, but technically, you can still be legally correct. This is the big beef I have with novels as well as television shows - it actually makes for a better show when you accommodate the truth.
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I like cable stuff; I really do - 'American Horror Story,' 'American Crime Story.'
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I kind of like to write fast. It keeps the pacing up. And it keeps me off the streets.
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I think women in general, we just soldier on. Whatever it takes, you just have to do it. It's your job. Whatever it is.
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I have been addicted to crime since I was born. I was making up crime stories when I was a 4- or 5-year-old kid.
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That's who I was: a prosecutor. I really loved it.
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I decided to have a life: to become - pardon the expression - a soccer mom.
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The only thing the defense has to do is take care of the client and see to it that they attack every weak spot on the prosecution's case. It's up to the judge to make sure that they don't pull any fast ones.
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I can write dramas that are about inside and outside the courtroom.
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I think cameras should be in the courtroom, but they need to be managed properly. You need a judge to hold the line.