Would it help to figure out just the way that you'd instinctively respond in that scene? And then check it for being properly contradictory, etc? Because you've got such a grasp of Kennedy. I know that writing is a very involved, thinking process for you, but you write him so richly and believably, and you've done so much thinking about him.

And you've mentioned that you identify a bit with Kennedy, and that general method is the way that I handle both Hornblower and Qui-Gon, who I, er. Yes. Captain Crazypants Longhair Jedi here.