Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Enfant Terrible at Notre Dame

Jack Altman's account of Mailer at Notre Dame, where Beyond the Law premiered and Mailer reflected on his motives for making films.

An article by Jack Altman. At Notre Dame, where his film Beyond the Law premiered on 2 April, Mailer spoke on President Johnson’s decision not to seek reelection and reflected on his motives for making experimental films: “I never think about what I want to do… You do it because your instinct tells you to.”

First published: 1968-04-07
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 68.6b
Cite as: /works/1968-04-07-enfant-terrible-notre-dame
Last updated: 2026-05-30