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Me it was a hoax. and then she said i heard it wasn't a hoax rip. jim carry, giving important words. and a 46-year-old man taken away too soon. >> i love what you were saying earlier so many actors who got a chance to work with him saying that he elevated their game. even if the movie wasn't a blockbuster hit it was something about what he brought to every roll and that is what made him so memorable as an actor. someone who carried a message through his work. >> reporter: yeah, you know there are a couple of character actors in hollywood that are like that. you hear that about him and paul gia...

Character actors. a lot of them were friends from the theater he had known and worked with. john flattery had worked with him in this film, you may know him from "mad men." a lot of people he worked with, john turturro was there. he had a part in it. fet like it must have been a really fun project, even though it was super low budget to work on. i talked to him about that. christina hendricks played his wife in it. he seemed game, super present. he was heavy, never thin. but he seemed to be heavier more than usual, but that wasn't deterring him from being in park city and climbing up and down ...

Being in the notebook i don't care what he did for a living. >> if he came home stinking of carbon monoxide it won't bother you?. >> if he's paying for dinner in quarters? i love it. >> tucker why would you ask me that question? >> because i know your stand on that, greg which sf course you would. >> yes. i have dated a toll collecter oof course you have. >> bill, you said i'm quoting everyone in georgia is a backwards hick. can you squeal like a pig? >> i condemned greg for making it sound like they were. >> can you squeal like a pig? >> first of all that babe gee one of our finest character ...

When you talk about him being a strong actor, i keep focusing on "the sopranos" because that's what i saw. but you were talking about how he was underappreciated in so many other roles he played. >> he is -- in america we have a lot of people who are character actors. he was a classic character actor. he played many roles, many diverse roles, villain, hero, best friend. through the ages we had many character actors. very rarely does a character actor become a star. and "the sopranos" made him a star. but he was always that character actor, which is the kind of person, the role comes first. he ...

Larry, you were at a function in las vegas several weeks ago with james gandolfini. what kind of shape was he in there? >> he was in a great mood, piers. we had a great time at dinner honoring muhammad ali. he was a big fan of ali's. we were at the same tibl. it was a black tie dinner. he felt wonderful. he had a marvelous career, a successful play on broadway. the interesting thing about him piers, he was a great character actor and character actors rare he become stars and the sopranos made him a star. he did a lot of wonderful films, plays theater. the guy sitting next to me bid 250,000 -- ...