Sebastian Stan

I did. Yeah. Yeah. He he passed away recently. But we we've had we were able to sort of connect later in life, like basically more when I was 17, 18. And and he was in California at the time. And it was actually I was very lucky because I was trying to be an actor and I was coming out to L.A. I didn't live in L.A. I was living in New York.

I did. Yeah. Yeah. He he passed away recently. But we we've had we were able to sort of connect later in life, like basically more when I was 17, 18. And and he was in California at the time. And it was actually I was very lucky because I was trying to be an actor and I was coming out to L.A. I didn't live in L.A. I was living in New York.

I did. Yeah. Yeah. He he passed away recently. But we we've had we were able to sort of connect later in life, like basically more when I was 17, 18. And and he was in California at the time. And it was actually I was very lucky because I was trying to be an actor and I was coming out to L.A. I didn't live in L.A. I was living in New York.

I just graduated from school, but I needed to come out to L.A. for pilot season and auditions and things like that. And I had no money and I was able to kind of go and live with him and go audition and, you know, use his car. And so that time we really we really connected and I got to know him. And I think by the end of his life, I think we really did become very close.

I just graduated from school, but I needed to come out to L.A. for pilot season and auditions and things like that. And I had no money and I was able to kind of go and live with him and go audition and, you know, use his car. And so that time we really we really connected and I got to know him. And I think by the end of his life, I think we really did become very close.

I just graduated from school, but I needed to come out to L.A. for pilot season and auditions and things like that. And I had no money and I was able to kind of go and live with him and go audition and, you know, use his car. And so that time we really we really connected and I got to know him. And I think by the end of his life, I think we really did become very close.

And and that was important for me.

And and that was important for me.

And and that was important for me.

Ah, yes and no. But at the same time, you know, I think one of the things I didn't really understand is how much he loved America. How much he loved and how strongly he felt about America, you know, and the 80s and Ronald Reagan and what it meant to make America great again. And really, really was proud to have come here and been able to have had an opportunity to...

Ah, yes and no. But at the same time, you know, I think one of the things I didn't really understand is how much he loved America. How much he loved and how strongly he felt about America, you know, and the 80s and Ronald Reagan and what it meant to make America great again. And really, really was proud to have come here and been able to have had an opportunity to...

Ah, yes and no. But at the same time, you know, I think one of the things I didn't really understand is how much he loved America. How much he loved and how strongly he felt about America, you know, and the 80s and Ronald Reagan and what it meant to make America great again. And really, really was proud to have come here and been able to have had an opportunity to...

To start a life, you know, and get his passport and work and earn a living and be free, you know. And these are all things I thought about when I was doing this movie. These are all things I thought about. And, I mean, I had a degree of that that, I mean, it makes me emotional to think about it, but like...

To start a life, you know, and get his passport and work and earn a living and be free, you know. And these are all things I thought about when I was doing this movie. These are all things I thought about. And, I mean, I had a degree of that that, I mean, it makes me emotional to think about it, but like...

To start a life, you know, and get his passport and work and earn a living and be free, you know. And these are all things I thought about when I was doing this movie. These are all things I thought about. And, I mean, I had a degree of that that, I mean, it makes me emotional to think about it, but like...

I had a degree of that that I always understood about, you know, that I was... When I came to New York and my mom and everything, the amazing opportunity that I was blessed with to be able to come here, you know? I mean, for a kid from this country, there are many people that didn't make it, you know? And so the message was, what are you going to do with it, you know?

I had a degree of that that I always understood about, you know, that I was... When I came to New York and my mom and everything, the amazing opportunity that I was blessed with to be able to come here, you know? I mean, for a kid from this country, there are many people that didn't make it, you know? And so the message was, what are you going to do with it, you know?

I had a degree of that that I always understood about, you know, that I was... When I came to New York and my mom and everything, the amazing opportunity that I was blessed with to be able to come here, you know? I mean, for a kid from this country, there are many people that didn't make it, you know? And so the message was, what are you going to do with it, you know?

What are you going to make out of yourself, you know? And... There was great liberty in that and pressure. And also, right, that's the American dream. And that's what the movie to me is, The Apprentice. That was a lot of what I was trying to understand also.

What are you going to make out of yourself, you know? And... There was great liberty in that and pressure. And also, right, that's the American dream. And that's what the movie to me is, The Apprentice. That was a lot of what I was trying to understand also.