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So eventually i said i will go and read the script, and i read it with casting agent. they said can you go and read the same script to bob and to marty tomorrow? i said, i mean, maybe give me their last names. bob and marty, i had no idea who they were talking about. i went down to the standard hotel. they had eight professional actors and three real priests. at the time i was a catholic priest. i was totally embarrassed because i saw another priest that i knew. im like what are we doing here? w...

Remorse. can i say that? thank you, tyrus, the worst joke i have ever made in the history of the world. >> dont sell yourself short. [laughter] greg: this is not about you guys. this is about the real star. >> no. greg: he was in a movie, martin scorsese film, how did you get the role? >> someone contacted me. they didnt tell me who was doing the film, nothing. they sent me a script and i looked at it and i thought this is kind of dumb. greg: really? >> i said im not interested. greg: wow, look ...

I wasnt really into films. so eventually i said i will got it with casting agent. they said can you go and read the same script to bob and to marty tomorrow? i said, i mean, maybe give me their last names. bob and marty, i had no idea who they were talking about. i went down to the standard hotel. they had eight professional actors andvi te thing. and when it came to my turn, i said to them, guys, listen, im not really interested in doing movies for movies sake. i would change the script conside...

So eventually i said i will go and read the script, and i read it with casting agent. they said can you go and read the same script to bob and to marty tomorrow? i said, i mean, maybe give me their last names. bob and marty, i had no idea who they were talking about. i went down to the standard hotel. they had eight professional actors and three real priests. at the time i was a catholic priest. i was totally embarrassed because i saw another priest that i knew. im like what are we doing here? w...

Away, she was 80 years old. her family says that she died friday after a long battle with cancer. harper was known for playing rhoda morgenstern on the mary tyler moore show and the spinoff of rhoda. stephanie elam has this report for you. >> reporter: she was the girl upstairs, the best friend. as rhoda morgenstern, the unforgettable sidekick in the mary tyler moore show. born in 1939, she grew up studying ballet and started out as a dancer on broad way. but it was in los angeles where she was ...

The entertainment world is celebrating the life of actress valerie harper. >> the television star gained fame as rhoda morgenstern on "mary tyler moore show" and earned her own fame after that. she died after a battle with cancer. she was 80 years old. heres more. >> reporter: she was the girl upstairs, the best friend. >> aw! rhoda! >> reporter: as rhoda morgenstern, the unforgettable sidekick in the 1970s hit series the "mary tyler moore show." born in new york in 1939, valerie harper grew up ...

Started out as a dancer on broadway. but it was in los angeles where she was discovered by a casting agent. harper was asked to audition as the single girl from new york who landed in minneapolis on the mary tyler moore show. >> im going crazy with hunger. >> well eat something. i cant i got to lose ten pounds by 8:30. >> she played the funny imperfect pal to americas sweetheart mary richardson. it was a part that would launch her career as an actress. she won three emmys for her role before lea...

After graduating from northwestern university, meghan markle moves home to los angeles. shes eager to chase her acting dreams, but the industry is tough. >> that is an industry that is built on judging you and tearing you down and rejecting you and making you second guess your weight and your skin and your hair and your talent and your poise. >> its brutal. its brutal. >> harvey young was meghans acting professor in college. >> when you leave college its a pretty bleak world of just laying bare ...

After graduating from northwestern university, meghan markle moves home to los angeles. shes eager to chase her acting dreams, but the industry is tough. >> that is an industry that is built on judging you and tearing you down and rejecting you and making you second-guess your weight and your skin and your hair and your talent and your poise. >> its brutal. its brutal. >> harvey young was meghans acting professor in college. >> when you leave college, its a pretty bleak world of just laying bare...

(vo) call 844-4-brightstar for your free home care planning guide. after graduating from northwestern university, meghan markle moves home to los angeles. shes eager to chase her acting dreams. but the industry is tough. >> that is an industry that is built on judging you and tearing you down and rejecting you and making you second-guess your weight and your skin and your hair and your talent and your poise. >> its brutal. its brutal. >> harvey young was meghans acting professor in college. >>...