CNN Anderson Cooper 360 June 20, 2013 08:11:00
Control, more vulnerable, more child like and what have you, he would chuckle and say, you really want me to do that? he had a great comic instinct. but he realized the audience would get a kick, i think, out of seeing him do these other things and showing that other side. but he didnt find it easy to get there. so it was a real act of courage. i cant emphasize that enough. he pleaded with me on one occasion to be allowed to leave the show, when we were still in rehearsals. he thought he wouldnt...
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