and he said that i was going to sing in blackface and then get in the car and drive home, and go, "what did he say?" that is the message and the messenger. that is the time period. a logical guy to say half of the stuff that he says is me, is roger, so, i mean, it is great to play. it is dramatic. there is a lot to play, and people get it. i was worried, i have been read a couple of times that you would get a lot of grief from people that would say, "that is the most reprehensible thing that i could say." but people get it. they get it that it went on. they did research on the derby day, and they said, "do you think this was likely to happen," and they said, "it happens." -- "it happened." you cannot say that you could have a woman singing songs in her underwear, but you are going to draw the line about standing there and singing in blackface. tavis: but just because the audience gets it does not mean that it is easy are comfortable to play. have you had misgivings? >> yes. who wants to stand there and sing naked in front of a camera? well, maybe some people do. what this cast is among