." >> stephen: as gordo cooper. >> i still have my jacket.ve a drawing, done on note paper. it's kind of cool. >> stephen: that's a classic. >> my pillow. ( laughter ) it's really tough to find a really good pillow. >> stephen: sure. you think, the things you miss. >> stephen: you gotta get your gugy. can we talk about gordo cooper for a second. it's my favorite character from "the right stuff." it's one of my favorite movies. did you get to meet him? >> i grew up in houston. i was six when the astronauts came on, wanted to be a cowboy, and gordo cooper was my favorite astronaut back then. he was like the rock 'n' roll guy. when i got the part, which i couldn't believe, i found out he lived three miles from me in l.a. and met him. and he-- >> stephen: did he like your portrayal? because you're really cocky. >> we became good friends, in fact. >> stephen: that's nice. friends with an astronaut! >> yeah. it was really something. >> stephen: that's pretty great. >> yeah, it got me-- turned me on to my flight instructor, and i learned to fly beca