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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

"He was someone who was, "as he said in his first interview

"He was someone who was, "as he said in his first interview

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"He was someone who was,
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"as he said in his first interview...
Duration
6 seconds
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29
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:36
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
"and I really do believe this is the key to his career... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
"and I really do believe this is the key to his...
"he said the only emotions he understood - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
"he said the only emotions he understood
"Whether or not he's recording with the Brodsky Quartet, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:31
"Whether or not he's recording with the Brodsky...
Yeah, I think he gives me way too much credit. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Yeah, I think he gives me way too much credit.
Professor Marcus, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
Professor Marcus, you know,
He writes very, very long and intricate books - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:26
He writes very, very long and intricate books
And there was any number of people in my, to myself... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And there was any number of people in my, to myself...
I know it's very convenient - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
I know it's very convenient
But each song has a different occasion for me, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
But each song has a different occasion for me,
And there are, I hope, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And there are, I hope,
I have sung words that are heard in "Tramp the Dirt Down." - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
I have sung words that are heard in "Tramp the Dirt...
And then the tune that I ended up using - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
And then the tune that I ended up using
But there's a joke carrying a song - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
But there's a joke carrying a song
The desire to step on your fellow countryman - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
The desire to step on your fellow countryman
So I get... I sang the song up until a few years ago, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
So I get... I sang the song up until a few years ago,
Not because, not because, no, no, she's a human being. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Not because, not because, no, no, she's a human being.
She actually died, you know, in dementia, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
She actually died, you know, in dementia,
But what she let loose in the country, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
But what she let loose in the country,
And in a democracy, I get to say what I feel, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
And in a democracy, I get to say what I feel,
If we want as a society to take advantage - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
If we want as a society to take advantage