cos... you still call him "mr. cosby." >> well, respect-- r-e-s-p-c-t. ( laughing ) i love him, i adore him, yes, i do. >> hinojosa: he is fearless on so many levels. >> yes, he is. >> hinojosa: what was the fearless part about him that you came to... to love so much? >> everything about him. i loved his attention to detail and the fact that he seemed to be paying attention to only one thing when, in fact, he was paying attention to everything. >> hinojosa: like even the artwork that was hanging up... >> especially the artwork that was hanging up, small pictures on the set. and when you look at episodes of that show, the production values are unlike anything else. he... he's a student of history, and i mean the history of comedy and the history of television, the history of films, history of performing as well as the history of governments throughout the world. the man is amazing. >> hinojosa: not afraid at all to talk on the issue of race. >> no. >> hinojosa: had alvin poussaint helping to "decode/recode" blackness for