twice. >> he's good in treatment. that's the problem. he's one of the best patients you can have. >> i do well in treatment. >> larry: don't let him out. >> they didn't want to. >> he did seven months one time. >> larry: you had, for example, over the years various celebrities have tried to help you out. robert deniro tried to help you out. are you friends with him now? >> yeah, he talked to my mother. he's not ready to talk to me. >> larry: steven spielberg tried to help you out? >> yes, steve and i haven't spoken to me in the recent past, but i know he's amenable to talking to me. >> larry: why do people turn off addicts. why do they not take the call? >> the best i ever heard it described what it's like to have an addict in your life is watching a dog running in traffic. >> against traffic. >> you know it's going to get hit. eventually people that love you so much just can't watch it anymore. >> you kind of turn away. i don't know who -- i told you