AccordingtoAristotle,thebesttragediesareconflictsbetweenaheroandhisdestiny.Theycontainreversalsoffortune,momentsofrecognition,and,ultimately,acatharsis.Dr.JohnNash'slife--hisearlybrilliance,hisstrugglewithmentalillness,andhisslow,willfulrecovery--isdefinitelythestuffofGreektragedy.Hedescribeshisexperiences,intheseexcerptsfromanin-depthinterview. RandyMacLowry,producerandco-writerofABrilliantMadness,talksabouthisexperiencesmakingadocumentaryonJohnNash.Hesharessomeofthemisconceptionshehadaboutschizophrenia,thechallengesofconveyingtheemotionalaspectsofNash'sstoryandtheideasbehindafewoftheshotsinthefilm.