In the Regis High School newspaper The Owl, student Joseph Santo, class of '06, has an exclusive interview with notable alumnus Fitzgerald:
Alum Takes on the White House: Exclusive with Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Fitz reveals a few personal details, such as he likes to go hiking and he's a Seinfeld fan. (Well, who isn't!)
I liked this, um, owlish bit of dry humor:
This CIA Leak Investigation has continued for nearly 26 months. One may wonder what takes so long. To this Fitzgerald replied, "I cannot comment on that even for The Owl while this case is still pending trial."
A few more quotes below....
Fitz insists that he's just a normal guy who likes to do "very ordinary things":
Although the media portrays Fitzgerald having a "mainframe-computer brain," these qualities of his character have been exaggerated. "Work hard, but have fun," Fitzgerald advises Regians. "As much as you take school seriously, you should not take yourself too seriously."
Fitzgerald believes that "most people only get a window view of my personality since I am dealing with the most serious of offenses." Often, he will "spend time with friends, go hiking, and do very ordinary things," and is also "a long time Seinfeld fan." But, "when I speak as a prosecutor, I am there for a somber occasion. My audience certainly is not interested in what I did that weekend."
Patrick Fitzgerald rejects the notion that he is only a cold, calculating lawyer. Speaking for his entire staff Fitzgerald said, "I have 160 employees in my office; many have a great sense of humor, and many have outside interests. But they do not wear that on their sleeve when they are going into court and prosecuting a violent criminal."
Vanity Fair recently published an anecdote concerning Fitzgerald. When a colleague called Fitzgerald's office to leave him a message at 3 a.m., Fitzgerald allegedly answered the phone. Commenting on this Fitzgerald said, "I have not been in my office at 3 a.m. in a long, long time and I would like to keep it that way."