Dreyfus has always struck me as more articulate off-the-cuff than the usual Hollywood type. The fact that he went out of his way to defend one of the men most reviled by his own political party was exceptional years ago - and no less so today.
I don’t know the man. The only interviews I have seen of him have developed my viewpoint. I’ve certainly been wrong before, I may be here. But I’m not yet won over. :{)