I wrote Mike Nichols a letter once. He wrote back. Kinda cool, no?

Mike Nichols passed away today, as you've probably heard. I don't have a lot to contribute to this discourse because I'm not exactly a film buff or even a very good viewer of films -- I saw most of the Twilight movies by myself on their opening weekend, for example -- but I do have a cool story about him.

When I was about 16-17, I really wanted to be a f…