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In the TV series Goliath (Amazon Prime), Billy Bob Thornton plays Billy McBride, a badass but disgraced trial lawyer excommunicated from the massive firm that he founded. The show is about how Billy plots his attempt at redemption and revenge.
There's a scene in which Billy is prepping a deponent, his own witness, and conveys his five rules for depositions: