>> he was clean and sober at the time, having already been treated in rehab for addictions in his early 20s. and you said in the post it was a certain weight that came with it. a certain darkness as part of what made his acting so compelling and so complete that he was almost carrying the scars of i guess what he'd been through. >> absolutely. and there was a darkness there, there's a past there that you don't know about. and i always appreciated that in his acting. it also seems bled into the way that he chose his roles and chose the films that he ended up in. i mean, films like "love liza" that are very dark in their material and tone. butter somehow the most lovable and compelling experiences in watching films for me. >> there was an exchange between you in "almost famous" i want to play in more detail now. this is the scene that director