>> i have been nagging oscar eustace to consider me for it.he first i mentioned it to him was probably long before i should have played it, but now i think i have just entered that interesting window of opportunity when you are young enough to play it because you still have the strength but old enough because you can bring authenticity, an old man losing a little bit of his viability. >> you kept a diary of preparation. how did it start? >> well, sure i have lived a long 68-year-old life so i did age. that was my first preparation. i began working hard on it in march. i stopped shaving. this is a real beard, charlie. i hired a ucla grad student to sit with me and cue me on words. it went extremely fast. i've seen it so many times and i've played roles in college, but i figured it's going to be such a demanding part. the rehearsal period is going to be so tough, the last thing i want to do is go home and study words in the night so i learned it completely cold by the first day of or her soul. it's the first time i've ever done that. sure enough