"I am very smart," Brennan says matter-of-factly.

"And I assume you are referencing charges that were laid, at various times, against your father and brother."

"It is possible that the fact that there were no convictions indicates that they were in fact innocent. But it's also, maybe even more so, indicative of a society in which individuals who have been deemed celebrities or pseudo-celebrities are accorded special treatment due to a combination of popular sympathy and an ability to hire very expensive lawyers."

Brennan's general opinion of Hollywood celebrities probably ranks on the rung just below plastic surgeons.