Ernie Hudson

But, yeah, but I think you do have to go, you know, is this because you're going to live with it for a long time.

Those shows we did in the 70s, they're still playing, you know, on air.

And, you know, and you have to you have to own up to it.

But but I try.

I've tried to.

maintain a certain integrity in the work that I do.

Yeah, it's been great.

And I have to give a huge shout out to Carl Weber, um,

He first got in touch with me about this project and said, I want to work with you.

I respect your work.

Because a lot of times in the past, especially, I don't fight for rules much anymore, but, you know, you had to go through changes.

And it's the lead, which is usually I'm playing somebody else's something.

And it's about this family, but it's a mob family.

I didn't see it.

It's very clearly that's what it's about.

But I know at the heart of it, it's about family and it's about, you know, my children.

In fact, this season, kids can be challenging.

But it was a chance for me to play that, to be that father.

Valerie Pettiford, who plays my wife, I love her so much because, yeah, so that's what it's about.

I'm amazed at the amount of respect and appreciation that the fans have really come to it because at first I wasn't sure.