run of your life speech

NOTE I do not own this; this belongs to FX

[@Fecalage]

One of the best and most important scenes of the series. It shows Johnnie Cochran’s gifted and innate ability to sell people on a story he paints. Courtney Vance is a PHENOMENAL actor.

[@Fecalage]

Courtney Vance is to acting what Johnnie Cochran was to lawyering. Absolute mastery of the profession.

[@legioxciicorvus5917]

@@Fecalage Slick-Talker is what Johnnie Cochran was!

[@stardustring]

He looks exactly like Johnnie Cochran.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Courtney B Vance has an epic voice.

[@brothadude]

This won him the emmy for me.

[@HovaNirvana]

This and the scene where he shuts down Darden in court over the use of the “n word”.

[@lokeymexican]

@@HovaNirvana Darden was right in that scene though. Johnny just presented his argument better. That and he pulled the race card.

[@SD_702]

100%

[@nattyps3160]

What a great motivational speech. Johnnie also knew oj was a narcissist so not only did he motivate but appealed to ojs ego. Brilliant.

[@gardenhose3509]

Courtney B Vance is so good he ALMOST has you rooting for a murderer.

[@tsabrendan]

That final shot of Cochran delivering the “run of your life” line sends a shiver down your spine

[@katreniad1]

Courtney Vance and his wife (Angela Bassett) are two of the BEST ACTORS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PERIOD

[@mhaze210]

The most powerful moment was 2:23 "We lost that game"..."I don't remember that".

[@D_2387]

Thing of it is, the 49ers won that game. It was actually their first win of the entire season, as they were 0-7.

[@AA-qb7ni]

OJ was a narcissist and LOVED it when people spoke good of him so I 100% believe Johnnie uplifted him like this. What a show. What a trial.

[@nathanseper8738]

Despite Cochran's shady behavior, this speech can apply to anyone facing personal problems.

[@lokeymexican]

That was a killer motivational speech.

[@chasestredic]

😂

[@noyes9885]

Literally just watched this and had to find it and save it because I'm going through some shiz, lmao

[@matthewthomas2546]

Too true, it's motivational af. I need a speech like this!

[@_booth7992]

How did it work out?

[@DeniseAyora-wd9my]

I absolutely love this energized pep talk no profanity raw feelings lawyer speaking the truth.

[@MerleUnchained]

“Then change their minds!!” Good advice for many situations.

[@ricktyman4709]

RIP Johnnie Cochran. I think he was a great orator and could motivate people - even the jury, compel them to see the logic of his argument.

[@derekstewart5689]

His delivery of that entire speech gave me chills. I would have given the man a standing ovation. Explosive and powerful scene. You can feel both actors burning brightly putting their heart and soul into the dialogue. Such an amazing series.

[@hothotheat3000]

The cinematography in this scene is really nice. The shot that rotated around the table as Johnnie talks is a nice touch, flipping your view as Johnnie flips OJ’s view of himself.

[@KombatFlix]

The camera work and direction in this scene and this entire series is just magic. No scene wasted, I absolutely agree with you. One of the best Mini Series ever created imo. Vance is magic and so is the score in this scene!

[@dalethedippa5822]

This scene actually brought a tear to my eye

[@dujon06]

One of the best mini series ever

[@spyrofan9681]

The weirdest part about this but also probably the best and most character defining thing about this scene for Cochrane specifically, is that this whole scene feels like it's from a movie from an alternate universe where OJ didn't do it and this was actually an inspiring story.

[@Dan-ys8nk]

Courtney B. Vance is a brilliant actor. Highly underrated. He earned his Emmy win as Johnnie Cochran. This scene is exactly how he won it.

[@mikejoe9121]

Man I been watching this series for 2 weeks over and over nothing else good on but Courtney B Vance is amazing in this if this was a movie it would be Oscar worthy performance omg

[@KombatFlix]

Vance & Paulson jus MVP'd this whole project. Amazing!

[@a.b.s_productions]

This is so damn good it makes me laugh. Courtney B. Vance was brilliant with that speech.

[@melissah9125]

It’s amazing

[@M_Blaze27]

THIS RIGHT HERE!..... is how he won the emmy

[@jimramos2613]

Courtney B Vance has incredible voice he got there 👈👏👏

[@BBocho]

awesome speech!

[@Dumb.Artist]

Great show still watch it till this day :D

[@mhaze210]

This scene is a reminder of how Tragic this story is. Obviously the most tragic part is the loss of 2 lives (Nicole and Ron), but also how a man who was once an inspiration to so many, could ruin their life thru violence. O.J. Simpson MADE IT... an athlete, a star, a role model... all that was destroyed on June 13, 1994.

[@tjjordan4207]

It is indeed a tragedy, for everyone. Even, in a way, for OJ. You’re right, he did have it made. He had everything but it was because of that he became obsessed with what he no longer had. He couldn’t live with the fact that his ex was making a life without him. I remember a line from a movie: “Reputation is how people see you. Character is who you are.”

[@BrianSmith-yq7ys]

I can picture the real oj watching this crying

[@natalieps2387]

This speech showed how charismatic & inspiring Cochrane was. I think its wrong that he turned a double murder into a racial issue & I read that Johnnie thought oj was guilty before he got on the case but I do respect that johnnie was trying to help black people & expose the LAPD's bad apples. It would have been great if his client was actually innocent. If he had a truly innocent client that was the victim of LAPD corruption then it would have been great. I also agree with Darden here , they never should have used furhman. They had more than enough evidence w/o the gloves & those damn gloves from both marcia & chris ruined the case. Marcia for using furhman to introduce the gloves bc he found them & Darden for having oj try them on. It's insane to turn evidence over to the defendant to help prove that he did it thus sending sending him to prison. It's like oj got to testify without cross. Those gloves had latex under them & they were drenched in blood which shrinks leather. As a kid of 13 not knowing all the details or the years of retrospection when I saw the gloves did not fit I thought " oh he did not do it " truthfully after listening to some of those jurors they had the intelligence level of a 13 year old. One woman saying about the dna " they said it was 1 in 150 million that it was not oj , well theirs more than 150 million people on the planet " or the other woman who said " this is a murder case if they wanted to try domestic violence go to a different court room " is she serious? Did she not see that if a man beats his wife over & over that the odds are he will kill her. Did the lawyers show statistics? Ace prosecutor vince bugliosi who put manson away said that's like saying eating has nothing to do with bulimia.

[@captainatlas7952]

Love the strength of the scene

[@515sbest]

I never knew HE WAS THIS AMAZING THIS SUPER TALENTED GUY SUCH A GREAT ACTOR . . COURTNEY B. VANCE

[@ChrisMorgan86]

The Juice ….🏈

[@austinsmith1505]

This is one of the greatest goosebumps moments in television history

[@lepadus7926]

The acting, the cinematography, the dialogue 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@Unknown-bq9id]

Say what you will, but Courtney is the best actor to portray Johnnie, IMO...

[@hannibalpanteon820]

Gawwwdammm! I literally threw a ric flair wooooooooooooooo after he said “OJ Simpson this is the run of your life” then my chick told me to shut the fuck up cause I woke up the baby. Dammi boi

[@WorldClassSatanist]

Awesome!

[@515sbest]

I SWEAR TO GOD ON EVERYTHING I LOVE . . WIFE, KIDS & GRANDKIDS . . THIS IS THE BEST DIALOGUE IN TELEVISION HISTORY. THIS “FX” SERIES WAS CAST SO WELL, EVERYBODY WAS SO AMAZING. #joverg #jumpshotsovergunshots

[@crummymonk4917]

The best part is that Cochran is lying: OJ had a bad game that day. Even to his clients, Cochran will lie to get what he wants.

[@svpermanchild9592]

18 carries for 96 and a TD, not bad for a dude about to retire, but I hear you.

[@crummymonk4917]

@@svpermanchild9592 He didn't say which game, he played good in one, played bad in another against Atlanta. It's possible he picked a division opponent at random and O.J. let his memory do the rest. Given Cochran's penchants for bluffing and half truths, it's possible you are right and he is telling the truth or that he just played O.J. That's whats great about Vance's performance....like the real Johnnie, you never knew the angle he was playing from.

[@jhenry2727]

Lol he didn't lie, it was a motivational speech.

[@SergioTupacUzurin]

Ya couldn't keep it going for 3 seconds to get the end and the titlecard?!

[@JU5TINPDX]

I KNOW right??? ...aside from the acting, the editing in this series really impressed me, and this was one of the best “cold opens” I’ve ever seen.

[@ktd4036]

Maybe a little to much beer lmao

[@IFreakingEatPeople]

Beyond outstanding acting

[@joewhitehead3]

If only Oj had thought about stuff like this in the first place, how much he meant to his fans, then he probably wouldn’t have done the things he’s done to Nicole

[@WorldClassSatanist]

Great scene

[@harlanurwiler7146]

"You shall not kill." Exodus 20: 13. "Anyone who hates his brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him" 1 John 3: 15.

[@mikejoe9121]

CAPTIVATING!!!!!!!

[@datsapaddlin]

This speech made me feel like I could get away with murder

[@mmusya793]

Wow just wow 💯💯💯💯

[@bestjoe4895]

That shit was inspiring

[@kyledmorgan]

Woah I can totally hear Jim in this performance. Cuba might have well have been a young Elijah Wood. Such a wonderful delivery.

[@drpete0616]

OK is guilty, that said I listen to this motivational speech all the time

[@KaoticReach1999]

So....is there any confirmation any of this was actually said?

[@Brown87]

He is unquestionably an inspiration... There are plenty of people around the world who would love to kill someone and get away with it; OJ gives them hope! 💯

[@Joe_Parmesan]

POP right back up! Like Michael Myers!

[@Brown87]

@@Joe_Parmesan Eh? 🙄

[@Joe_Parmesan]

@@Brown87 Yup

[@Brown87]

@@Joe_Parmesan I don't get it 🙈

[@Joe_Parmesan]

@@Brown87 Ask Jimmy

[@truesonic669]

This is all dramatise they have to do it to make it sell.