peter weir wz dead poets was peter weir. >> yeah, it it's a learning experience, you come out of that experience and you've learned. they all teach you. peter weir would basically say, you don't have to say anything, there is a power in listening, there is a power in silence and that was a great lesson because normally i felt like as a comic you have to fill the space. that was one thing. with barry, he, because he was a comic, he had a great understanding of just, you know, the kind of human comedy which he does greatment like when you see it in his movies it is behavioral comedy which is wonderful. it's all about character. his last movie was amazing. and you know, he has an understanding and he helps you relax to that point where you can do it. and that was a gift. >> and mike, mike once again is another comic who he is such a hard judge in terms of what-- but when you know when you finally get it right, you know it's good. >> he's a hard judge. >> yeah, i mean he would be very, you know, just work out the timing, when he laughed it was like, it worked. >> rose: 2002 was the year o

the second great lesson came from peter weir who said, you have great power and listening. really?es, that is the second part of the equation. when you listen to someone it's quite fascinating. and stillness is very partial. second great lesson. third great lesson is always find out were catering is. these guys were giving me these great lessons. andidea of really listening the idea of what it means to be engaged in listening. the other great gift was jeff bridges who said, whenever there's an accident in terms of filming -- not in terms of anything falling -- a line may get flubbed, that's a gift, because that forces you to be in the moment rather than trying to improvise and create that. it is something that happens -- >> respond. >> respond to what is going on immediately. another kind of, oh, cool. do not be afraid to try those things, and it forces everybody to engage as in life. >> i think he is a very good movie out that is getting enormous attention. >> he is one of the great american actors. he's underappreciated because he is so natural. that is just him. each and every o

second grade lesson came from peter weir. you have great power listening.cond part of the equation. when you listen to someone, it's kite fascinating. and stillness is very powerful." and i went "second grade lesson." and third grade lesson is always find out whereicatering is. and the idea of really listening and the idea of what it means to be engaged in listening. and the other great gift was jeff bridges who said whf there's an accident in terms of filming-- not in terms of something falling down-- but a line gets flubbed and goes off, that's a gift because it forces you to be in the moment and deal with it. rather than improvising and creating that, it's something that happens -- >> respond to it-- >> respond to what is going on immediately. it was another kind of oh, cool. don't be afraid to try those things. >> rose: i think he has a very good movie out getting enormous attention. >> he is one of the great american actors. >> rose: i couldn't agree more. >> and he's underappreciated. he's so natural. people think that's just him. each and every one o

the great director peter weir.fter two days of dailies we knew, you know, the right decision had been made and that guy, that heart, that man you just saw in the scene, that was the kind of man i knew who spent all the time with the children and supported us so much with all of his efforts for the hospital. >> one reason why that project stayed with so many people and the legacy continues to stay with so many. ken, tony, thank you both for joining us to remember him. >>> williams laughed often about the problems with drug and alcohol in the stand-up and talked openly in interviews about the battle with addiction. but now with this news it is the brutal fight against depression that people are looking to understand. dr. gale salts is a psychiatrist at new york presbyterian hospital. thank you. is there a recognized connection between this kind of a creative individual and mental illness? >> well, actually, that's a really come by nated question. certainly, mental illness doesn't make one necessarily creative. but th

we on campus in those days were so struck by the grace of peter w weir.perience of the school and experiences with the students and very funny and very humorous but also inclusive, but at the same time, i just still had this impression that he was almost embarrassed to be the center of attention. you know, he was a shy person. >> robin williams made carpe diem, a phrase brought alive by a man who as a person, not just as an actor, gave a school a soul. >> left, left, left right left. >> such a part of that school and it's amazing just to imagine that he's not there anymore. well tonight, cnn will have much more on the life and career of robin williams. cnn spotlight remembering robin area tonight at 11:30 eastern. don't want to miss that. it's here on cnn at 11:30. we'll see you again tomorrow we'll see you again tomorrow night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, anderson is off. a lot happening tonight. you're going to hear from a witness to the police shooting that left a young man dead, protesters on the march and a police departme