Looking back on the making of TRUMBO, two things stand out for me. One is Trumbo's charisma on screen.  Irrespective of the subject matter, his age, or health, and he was quite frail near the end of his life, he was mesmerizing.

Despite the repetitious grind that editing can be, I always looked forward to Trumbo's interviews.  He was eloquent, he was funny, and he had the best deadpan delivery this side of Jack Benny.

For those who don't know it, I also recommend checking out Trumbo's brief but memorable film appearances in JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN and PAPILLON.

We also had the good fortune to have in existence an edition of Trumbo¹s
collected letters.  It's titled ADDITIONAL DIALOGUE: Letters of Dalton
Trumbo, 1942-1962.  Hard but not impossible to find, it's well worth the
hunt. Nearly 600 pages of epistolary genius.