an important part of that was for emmy's character to say, come on, let loosz. live a little.a little within this, come on. it's profound to say live a little while you are dying, but that's true. there's a lot of laughter she found before her death. that, to me, is what's so beautiful. she was able to be looked at that way. >> since you are the producer and star, i'll let you answer this in a way that doesn't give away too much. we are talking about emmy rossum, your character is married here. what do you want to say about that without giving too much of the story away? >> i think a grave illness like this, people respond differently. it's important to portray that in telling a story. some people really step up to the plate and show up and say i'm here for you. other people shy away because it's too much to handle. both sides of that are completely understandable and, so, it was important to show that. josh duhamel plays my husband. i felt in casting him, we know him more for his funny roles and comedic side. it was nice to give someone the opportunity to play the emotional s